JAIPUR: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday demanded immediate withdrawal of Agnipath, a scheme for short-term induction of soldiers in the armed forces announced by the Centre, saying the scheme amounts to "playing with the future of the youth and the security of the country".
"It is an imprudent decision to make contractual recruitment in a sensitive institution like the Army. The Army was kept free from non-political and financial shackles till now. On the one hand, it was argued that the New Pension Scheme (NPS) was not implemented in the Army so that the soldiers can continue their work for the nation without worrying about the future. Agnipath scheme is playing with the future of the youth and the security of the country," said Gehlot in a tweet.
