Bijnor : Five years ago young aspirant army Dozens. candidates of Bijnor Villagers worked hard to walk on a periphery of 90 bighas of agricultural land in Bankhpur village, 11 km from the main town. On Saturday, he drove a tractor at him “extremely angry” at the Centre’s short-term armed forces recruitment scheme, Agnipath,
Now hundreds of these youths are planning to go to Delhi to protest at Jantar Mantar on 19th June. “We ran all these years with full gusto in the hope of being admitted one day. This plan has completely ruined us and there is no scope for our future. What’s the use of this track now?” Told Sumit Kumar25, from Nagali village.
Expressing similar displeasure, Sangam Kumar A resident of Ugarawala village says, “A sugar mill had given us permission to build a running track on our land after much persuasion. The youth of Bankpur, Sukeda, Kotwali countryside, Shadipur Baruki, Nahtaur and Bijnor used to come here to practice. But now, we have plowed a portion of the track as the Agneepath scheme has rendered it useless.
The parents were also disappointed. Rajesh KumarThe 52-year-old, from Dargopur village, said, “I am a small farmer. My son has been shedding his blood, sweat and tears for four years. We were hopeful that he would clear the army exam and get a respectable job. But now the government has ruined his career.
Meanwhile, the police is on high alert. Bijnor SP Dharamveer Singh took out a march at railway stations and other public places on Saturday.
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