LUCKNOW: Attacking the ruling BJP for equating Army recruitment with any another employment stream, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said the youth join the Army to "sacrifice their life for the motherland, and not merely for employment".
"Actually, the very idea of the BJP – that youth join the Army for employment – seems ill-founded. The youth join the Army to sacrifice their life for their motherland. It is the spirit to serve the country that drives them to join armed forces," Akhilesh said on Monday. "But those who have not even participated in the freedom struggle movement will not be able to understand this sentiment of the people and their love for India," he said.
