"Politicians Never Retire, But Soldiers...": Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Opposes Agnipath

So far, Punjab has not seen any violent protests, though army aspirants have voiced their concerns against Agnipath defence recruitment scheme.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has demanded scrapping of the Agnipath defence recruitment scheme, saying, "We can't keep soldiers on rent. How can we make them ex-soldiers merely at age of 21? They protect the country in harsh conditions." We can't keep soldiers on rent. How can we make them ex-soldiers merely at age of 21? They protect country in harsh conditions.Politicians never retire it's only soldiers,public who retire...We don't need military on rent.Agnipath scheme must be taken back:Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann pic.twitter.com/Gqn0lpyMtg 2 ਸਾਲ ਫੌਜ 'ਚ ਭਰਤੀ 'ਤੇ ਰੋਕ ਲਗਾਉਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਦਾ ਨਵਾਂ ਫਰਮਾਨ ਕਿ 4 ਸਾਲ ਫੌਜ 'ਚ ਰਹੋ..ਬਾਅਦ ‘ਚ ਪੈਨਸ਼ਨ ਵੀ ਨਾ ਮਿਲੇ..ਇਹ ਫੌਜ ਦਾ ਵੀ ਅਪਮਾਨ ਹੈ..ਦੇਸ਼ ਦੇ ਨੌਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਵੀ ਧੋਖਾ ਹੈ..ਦੇਸ਼ ਭਰ ਦੇ ਨੌਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਦਾ ਇਹ ਗੁੱਸਾ..ਬਿਨਾਂ ਸੋਚੇ ਸਮਝੇ ਲਏ ਗਏ ਫ਼ੈਸਲੇ ਦਾ ਨਤੀਜਾ ਹੈ..ਫ਼ੈਸਲਾ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਵਾਪਸ ਲੈਣ ਦੀ ਮੰਗ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ..

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader further told ANI, "Politicians never retire; it's only soldiers and public who retire."

This is in line with his party boss and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's views on the scheme, which is being opposed by army aspirants in several states. Delhi, too, saw violent protests on Friday, as did Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Telangana, among other parts of the country.