Mass protests have erupted across the country against the new short-term military recruitment scheme.
Bhopal:
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s assurance of carrying out a march with pink slips for the recruits of the armed forces under the ‘Agneepath’ scheme failed to deter angry protesters on Friday. Violence, sabotage and arson The commotion continues in some parts of the state.
A day after fierce clashes and stone-pelting in Gwalior, violent protests erupted from Indore’s Laxmibai Nagar railway station.
The protesters blocked two trains and injured at least five policemen – including a sub-inspector who was hit in the ear with a stone. Army personnel were called for the security of Indore’s Mhow Cantonment city to stop the crowd.
The protests sparked a demand for peace by Chief Minister Chouhan, who on Wednesday announced that ‘agnivar’ would be given priority in state police service recruitment.
He had said that the soldiers serving under the Agneepath scheme would be given priority in recruitment in the Madhya Pradesh Police.
But ex-servicemen who have been protesting since April have questioned his promises, alleging that the state government this year abolished 10 per cent reservation in police for ex-servicemen.
Anil Singh, a retired soldier who participated in the protest said, “We are getting the benefit of 10 per cent reservation since 1999, but the state government has stopped it. We are requesting the state government to consider our request. “
Some ex-servicemen have also approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which has issued notices to the state government and the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) for not giving the benefits of reservation to retired servicemen.
The petitioners claimed in a petition that the ex-servicemen did not get what they were promised in the MPPSC-2019 recruitment. Under the norms, ex-servicemen enjoy relaxation in physical standard tests for recruitment to the state police force.
Ten percent vacancies are reserved for them in Group ‘C’ posts and 20 percent in Group ‘D’ posts. They also get priority in allotment of industrial plots, sheds and fair price shops.
Recently, more than 30,000 candidates applied for 6,000 posts of constable in Madhya Pradesh Police. According to the rules, about 600 seats were to be reserved for ex-servicemen, but only six were selected.
Lawyers for petitioner Narinder Pal Singh Rupra said, “I have moved the first petition on behalf of Ajit Singh and 32 others, in which I have alleged that not a single ex-serviceman was selected in entire Madhya Pradesh, which is illegal. Rules. The reserved seats cannot be shifted anywhere.”
“If they want to do that, then a decision has to be taken that we are not getting ex-servicemen and there will be an order from the competent authority. Only then the post of ex-servicemen can be given to the general category,” Mr. Rupra said.
He said, “In the first petition, I was directed that not a single candidate was selected from amongst the ex-servicemen. We also filed an RTI and came to know that only six candidates were selected from across Madhya Pradesh. It’s very unfortunate.”
“While 3,000 ex-servicemen were to be selected, only six were actually taken. I filed a petition saying this is wrong,” Mr. Rupra said.
Questions sent to the government on the allegations remained unanswered. Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra, who oversees the police department, was not available for comment.
Mass protests have erupted across the country against the new short-term military enlistment scheme unveiled on Tuesday as job seekers protest four-year tenure and out of normal retirement benefits for 75 percent of those selected. none.