Ramdev Calls Agnipath Protests "Meaningless", Asks Protesters To Do Yoga
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Ramdev said that there should be yoga in politics, but there should be no politics in yoga.
Terming protests against the Agnipath scheme as "meaningless politics", yoga guru Swami Ramdev on Wednesday alleged that a few people are "spreading anarchy" in the country to "remove" Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah from power.
Addressing a yoga event at Delhi University, Ramdev said that there should be yoga in politics, but there should be no politics in yoga.
"If they (protesters) had done yoga, they wouldn't have resorted to arson. They should also perform yoga. It (protests against Agnipath) is a meaningless politics. Basically, a few people are running an agenda to spread anarchy in the country. They want to spread anarchy to remove Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah from power," he said.
The Agnipath scheme, announced by the Centre on June 14, proposes to recruit soldiers into the armed forces on a short-term contractual basis. The scheme envisages retiring 75 per cent of the recruits after four years of service without pension and health benefits, but with a payout package of nearly Rs 11.70 lakh.
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