Senior Indian military officers admitted "I didn't expect"

According to the British "Guardian" reported on the 19th, since the Indian government announced that it will reform the military service system, protests broke out in many places. The protesters attacked the railway infrastructure, blocked the roads, ignited the train carriage, smashed stations, and destroyed the rails, causing 369 trains nationwide to be canceled.

Source of protests in many places in India: People's Vision

The government led by Indian Prime Minister Modi recently approved a new recruitment plan called the "Fire Road", which will recruit young people between 17 and a half to 21 years old and shorten the service period to 4 years. After the expiration, only 1/4 people can stay in the army.

The Guardian said that the Indian senior military general Anil Puri told India New Delhi Television that the new system aims to make the army more modern and more effective.

Analysts said that this reform will also help reduce the cost of pensions that grow rapidly; but the opponents believe that this will limit the opportunity of service personnel to employment in the army for life and affect salary, pension and other benefits.

It is reported that in the past week, a series of protests against the reform of the military service system have occurred in many regions of India, which has killed one person and more than a dozen people were injured.

Last Saturday, thousands of young men destroyed the train car, burned the tires, and conflicted with officials in a train station in Harbon, one of India, and conflict with officials.

A local senior police officer Sanjay Singh said "about 2000 to 2,500 people entered the railway station and attacked the police." At least 12 protesters were arrested in the conflict between police and protesters, and at least 4 policemen were injured.

In the Northern State, which has the most population in India, the police arrested at least 250 people in the name of "preventive arrest". Some demonstrators accused the police of overwhelming force.

It is reported that the competent authorities have been forced to cancel 369 trains across the country, and many of the trains have undergone riots.

In order to alleviate the anger of the people, the Indian government announced on Saturday that they would make concessions to those who were about to serve in accordance with the new plan.

The Indian Ministry of the Interior announced that the quasi -military forces and the Assam rifle (a troops in the Indian army) will retain 10%of vacant positions to provide personnel who have served under the new system for 4 years.

The Indian Ministry of Defense also stated that it will reserve 10%of the long -term positions for the service staff of the plan.

Indian Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh said at a meeting on Saturday: "Maybe because this is a new plan, people have misunderstood it, but we have been discussing this issue with everyone, including Retired soldier. "

Hari Kumar, commander of the Indian Navy, said on Friday that the protests occurred unexpectedly and may be caused by error information about the new recruitment system.

"I didn't expect that there would be such a protest," Kumar told India ’s Asian International News Agency (ANI)." This is the biggest change in the history of the Indian military in history. "

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