AAP leader Sanjay Singh noted that the amount is a symbolic protest against the Agnipath scheme, urging PM Modi not to do ‘chaar Sau Bisi (cheating)’ with the Indian Army.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea challenging the central governmentâs military recruitment scheme, the Agnipath scheme next week. The hearing will take place next week when the court resumes after vacation.
The Public interest litigation filed in the apex Court is related to the Agnipath scheme where the Air Force aspirants said their career will be cut short from 20 years to 4 years.
Advocate ML Sharma said, âMy plea is about the cancellation of the notification put out by the government. The government can bring out any scheme but it is about right and wrong. More than 70,000 are still awaiting appointment lettersâ.
Meanwhile, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Saturday noted that the party plans to send cheques and demand drafts for Rs 420 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a form of their protest against the Agnipath military recruitment scheme.
AAP leader Sanjay Singh noted that the amount is a symbolic protest against the Agnipath scheme, urging PM Modi not to do ‘chaar Sau Bisi (cheating)’ with the Indian Army. He also added that the amount represents the party’s appeal to the government to ‘not cry for money to protect the country.’
The Indian Air Force (IAF) reported that they had received 56,960 applications since the Agnipath recruitment scheme for the armed forces was formally launched, despite widespread complaints by the Opposition, till last week.
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