Canvassing for the BJP candidate in the Lok Sabha bypoll election in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday accused the Opposition parties of ‘misleading’ the youth against the Agnipath scheme for the recruitment into the armed forces.
“The world has welcomed the scheme, but the Opposition parties are misleading the youth due to their bad nature of playing with the lives of the youth,” Mr. Adityanath said.
The CM’s attack on the Opposition parties comes at a time when youth, believed to be armed force aspirants, have come out on the streets in several districts of the State to oppose new recruitment scheme by the Union government. In many parts of the State, the protests turned violent and mobs damaged public property and vehicles, leading to the arrest of at least 387 people until Sunday evening.
