Secunderabad violence is anger against Modi’s failures: KTR and Revanth

TRS working president K. T. Rama Rao and Telangana Congress president A. Revanth Reddy blamed the Secunderabad protests against the Agniveer scheme on poor decision-making by the Narendra Modi government

As the sudden violence at the Secunderabad railway station stunned the police and locals, political parties saw the protests as a reflection of anger building up among the youth against the lack of employment opportunities and the failure of the Central Government in keeping its promise of providing 2 crore jobs every year.

Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) working president and IT Minister, K. T. Rama Rao, who has frequently criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, tweeted saying the protests against the Agnipath scheme was an eye-opener and acute indicator of the magnitude of the unemployment crisis in the country.

“From One Rank - One Pension to proposed No Rank - No Pension!,” he tweeted blaming Prime Minister Modi for “playing with the sentiments” of youngsters.

Telangana Congress president, A. Revanth Reddy termed the violent protests at Secunderabad as unfortunate and said the anger among the youngsters reflected that the Modi government’s decision was wrong.

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“If youngsters who want to join the army with patriotic feelings had reacted so violently, it means there was something wrong with the scheme. It is better the Modi government realises it fast and scrap the Agniveer scheme,” he said, demanding that the continuation of the old method of recruitment.

Former MP V. Hanmanth Rao said youngsters were “feeling cheated” with the government limiting their service in the Indian Army to just four years and later leaving them in the lurch. “Is this the respect the BJP has for youngsters who are willing to lay down their lives in the service of the nation?”, he asked.