PTI, , JUN 17 2022, 12:27 ISTUPDATED: JUN 17 2022, 14:15 IST

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The AAP on Thursday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "betrayed" the country's youth with the announcement of the ‘Agnipath’ scheme for recruitment into the armed forces, and demanded that the decision be withdrawn.

In a video message, the party's Rajya Sabha MP and spokesperson Sanjay Singh also exhorted the country's youth to "wake up" and raise their voice against the Centre's decision "in a democratic manner", claiming that those to be joining the armed forc...

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He dubbed the recruitment scheme as anti-youth and claimed that it will only benefit the private companies as it will cater to their demand for trained security personnel.

"The Narendra Modi government has given a gift to the private companies, saying don’t worry we will get you trained soldiers for their deployment as security guards," Singh alleged.

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Ihis Agnipath scheme has come after a series of jumlas by Prime Minister Modi with regard to providing obs to the country's youth who brought him at the helm at the Centre contributing to the victory of the BJP in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections, he said.

After four years of service under the Agnipath scheme, you will have only two situations to face in your life, either you will be forced to commit suicide due to unemployment or you will be searching for a job of a security guard in private companies" the AAP leader claimed.

Singh demanded that the government Withdraw the scheme, sayıng the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will raise the issue with "full force" from day one of the upcoming Parliament Session if his demand is not fulfilled.

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He also exhorted the country's youth to raise their voice against the schemes and assured the AAP'S support to them, saying Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has already raised his voice "in your favour".

The Agnipath scheme, announced on luesday, seeks to recruit soldiers in the Army, the Navy and the Air Force on short-term contract of four years.