Punjab to be among worst hit by Agnipath scheme: Congress

Chandigarh, June 17

PCC chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring today expressed solidarity with the youth opposing the new recruitment policy in the Army.

“I urge the Centre to reconsider the move as there is no point in announcing a policy that alienates the same people for whom it is meant to be.”

Urging the protesters to maintain calm, Warring said they had every right to peacefully resist the new policy that would affect Punjab the worst.

“Punjabis join defence forces with a sense of pride and they give everything for their country,” he said, adding, “just putting them in the line of duty for four years and then throwing them out without any pension or other benefits is unfair, unjustified and unacceptable,” he added.

Calling it an ill-conceived and ill-advised decision of the Centre, Warring sought its withdrawal.