Bihar Minister Calls Agniveers ‘Army of Eunuchs’, Says ‘No Will Marry Them’

Katihar (Bihar): In a serious controversy, Bihar Co-operative Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Surendra Yadav on Thursday, stated that the `Agniveer` scheme will make a “Hijdon Ki Fauj”. Talking to the media, he stated, “Exactly 8.5 years from now, the country`s name will be included among `Hijdon Ki Fauj` (Army of eunuchs), I am telling this. After 8.5 years, the current Army men will retire and the training of these Agniveers won`t even be complete,” he added. “Why has this idea been brought up when our Army is the strongest in the world? What kind of Army will be prepared in 4.5 years?” he added. He additional claimed that nobody will marry those that will retire as Agniveer on the age of 25-26 years.

“When they (Agniveers) will be 25-26 years old, people will come with marriage proposals. What will they say? I am a retired soldier? Who will marry them?” he stated. Surendra Yadav added saying, “Whoever gave this idea should be hanged, as he deserves no lesser punishment than that.”

Under the Agnipath scheme, introduced on June 14 final 12 months, the three providers arerecruiting youths between the age bracket of 17-and-half years and 21 years for 4 years with a provision to retain 25 per cent of them for 15 extra years. For 2022, the higher age restrict was prolonged to 23 years.

The Agnipath Scheme (additionally spelled Agneepath Scheme) is a tour of obligation model scheme launched by the Government of India on 14 June 2022, for recruitment of troopers under the rank of commissioned officers into the three providers of the armed forces. All recruits will likely be employed just for a four-year interval.

Personnel recruited below this technique are to be known as Agniveers, which will likely be a brand new army rank. The introduction of the scheme has been criticised for lack of session and public debate. The scheme was applied in September 2022.

As the anti-Agneepath scheme protestors proceed to wreak havoc within the nation by vandalising and burning down the general public property, the Indian Defence Ministry on Sunday introduced that those that have been concerned in any type of violent protests and arson won’t be admitted to the Agniveer programme.