Indian youth ignite the train and protest the new recruitment plan

Jimu Journalist Hu Xiuwen

According to the Broadcasting Corporation reported on June 18, several states in India, including Bighalbon and Terrenna, have all happened large -scale protests against the government's new recruitment plan. A video shows that the train is ignited by the protesters, and many people around them are extinguishing fire. A large number of young people marched on the street to protest the new recruitment plan.

The train is ignited (picture source BBC)

The new recruitment plan "AGNIPATH" is facing young people aged 17.5 to 21, and recruit 45,000 to 50,000 soldiers each year. Most soldiers will retire after 4 years of service. Services for 15 years.

Protesters said that the new recruitment plan will reduce their opportunities to obtain permanent military work, and these tasks ensure fixed wages and pensions.

Under the previous system, the service period of the Indian forces was at least 15 years, and some personnel could be extended and obtained a stable income and lifelong pension. However, under the new recruitment plan, most soldiers have been serving for only 4 years, and they are not qualified to obtain pension benefits.

The government said that the reform would reduce the unemployment rate and military expenditure, and promised to create hundreds of thousands of other jobs for Indian young people.

According to the Indian Express report on June 19, the new recruitment plan was also criticized by some domestic politicians. The famous Indian politician Maya Vati said on the Sunday that the new recruitment plan disappointed and desperate the country's young people. Congress Leader Puriyanka Gandhi said that "the new recruitment plan will kill the young people in the country and will end the army."

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