By way of PTI
PILIBHIT: In his contemporary complaint of the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme, BJP MP Varun Gandhi Friday stated if the ones recruited within the military underneath this initiative aren’t eligible for a pension, then why must public representatives get this post-retirement receive advantages.
Gandhi has been wondering the ‘Agnipath’ scheme because it used to be unveiled on June 14 by means of the Centre. The scheme envisages recruiting younger infantrymen on a contractual foundation for 4 years and retire 75 in line with cent of them with out pension and well being advantages.
अल्पावधि की सेवा करने वाले अग्निवीर पेंशन के हकदार नही हैं तो जनप्रतिनिधियों को यह ‘सहूलियत’ क्यूँ?
राष्ट्ररक्षकों को पेन्शन का अधिकार नही है तो मैं भी खुद की पेन्शन छोड़ने को तैयार हूँ।
क्या हम विधायक/सांसद अपनी पेन्शन छोड़ यह नही सुनिश्चित कर सकते कि अग्निवीरों को पेंशन मिले?
— Varun Gandhi (@varungandhi80) June 24, 2022
On the other hand, it assures them of an go out package deal of Rs 11.70 lakh. “If Agniveers who serve for a brief time frame aren’t entitled to a pension, then why this ‘facility’ must be for public representatives? If those that offer protection to the rustic don’t have the correct to pension then I’m additionally in a position to forego mine,” he stated in a tweet in Hindi.
“Are we able to, the MLA/sMPs, surrender our pension to be sure that Agniveers get a pension,” he stated. Previous, he had prolonged toughen to scholars protesting towards the Agnipath defence recruitment scheme, however had recommended them to observe the trail of non-violence.
