The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha and the United Front of Ex-servicemen (UFESM) held a joint convention at Rewari on Tuesday demanding the withdrawal of the Agnipath scheme for recruitment to armed forces.
The convention, “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan Sammelan”, was held as part of similar programmes across the country from Aug 7-14 to mark the beginning of a sustained campaign against the scheme. The holding of these conventions was announced at a joint press conference in Delhi on August 6 by SKM, the UFESM and various youth organisations protesting against the Agnipath scheme in particular and unemployment in general.
Some of the major demands of the campaign include to rollback Agnipath scheme, fill all pending and current year vacancies in armed forces following the pre-existing method of regular and permanent recruitment and complete recruitment process already initiated with age-relaxation of two years.
