The Agnipath Riots are violent, trains are burnt and police attacked, and netizens ask mockingly “where are the bulldozers now?”
The Agnipath Riots intensify as Nitish Kumar’s Deputy’s home is attacked and many parts of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have witnessed protests over the new military recruitment policy. The riots have spread to BJP-ruled Haryana and Madhya Pradesh too.
In Uttar Pradesh, a mob entered a railway station in Ballia this morning and set a train coach on fire, and also damaged railway station property before the police used force to disperse them.
While the government defends the scheme calling it transformative, the youth are furious. They declare they voted for Modi on his promises and he failed them. See this video.
“अर्थी दो या वर्दी दो”
ये नारा है #Agnipath के विरोध में नौजवानों का उत्तरप्रदेश से। pic.twitter.com/p9PlaOywAR— Surendra Rajput (@ssrajputINC) June 16, 2022
They directly attacked the police who were running away from them, and it was pointed out that had this been done by another community, they would be called anti-nationals, and Jihadis and the videos would be circulating internationally as well.
बिहार : हाजीपुर में पुलिस पर पथराव #AgnipathScheme #Agnipath pic.twitter.com/kimsPo5HBM
— News24 (@news24tvchannel) June 16, 2022
Mobs set trains on fire in Hyderabad
Hyderabad youths raised protest over the cancellation of the #AgnipathScheme
Secunderabad railway station. pic.twitter.com/5UcfEQ7HW7— Politricks (@itsmeKNR) June 17, 2022
छपरा में प्रदर्शनकारियों ने ट्रेन की पूरी बोगी जला डाली, विरोध का ये तरीका जायज नहीं. #Agnipath #Agniveers pic.twitter.com/bt7CvBjxC0
— Utkarsh Singh (@UtkarshSingh_) June 16, 2022
Mob set trains on fire in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar this morning as the protests over the new military recruitment policy, Agnipath, entered the third consecutive day today.
In UP's Bulandshahr, police officials confront youth agitating against the Agneepath scheme. pic.twitter.com/4HX1KnCy3o
— Piyush Rai (@Benarasiyaa) June 16, 2022
Ashok Swain said, “Imagine how many houses they would have bulldozed in India if this would have been done by protesting Muslims!”
Imagine how many houses they would have bulldozed in India if this would have been done my protesting Muslims! pic.twitter.com/ZmbFfrLDa4
— Ashok Swain (@ashoswai) June 16, 2022
The Youth Feel Cheated
The enraged youth feel cheated by PM Modi who they voted for on his promise, “one rank, one pension” but he broke this promise on announcing the Agnipath Scheme and shattered their dreams. The Agnipath Scheme would only recruit them in the Indian Army for four years and then they would have to leave.
It is reported by journalist Navin Kumar that one youth took his life after the news because he had been preparing his life to join the Indian Army and all his hopes crashed.
Disparity Between Two Communities Will Weaken India
What is striking many Indians is that while Muslims during their protests against Nupur Sharma’s comments did not get as violent, though it was a case of stone pelting too, got their homes bulldozed down by the Yogi government in retaliatory rage, besides a lot of abuse by the online right-wingers, but here, nothing happened.
People are asking in mock concern, “Where are the bulldozers now?” evident there is a clear line of disparity between the two communities, not healthy at all for India. The outside enemies are watching and this will only weaken the nation.
A bright star shining through it all was renowned musician, Vishal Dadlani’s comment in his warming attempt to build the breaking bridge between the Hindus and Muslims and he said: “I want to say this to Indian Muslims on behalf of a majority of Indian Hindus. You are seen & heard, loved & treasured. Your pain is our pain. Your patriotism is not in question, your identity is not a threat to India or to anyone else’s religion. We are one Nation, one family.
I want to say this to Indian Muslims on behalf of a majority of Indian Hindus. You are seen & heard, loved & treasured. Your pain is our pain. Your patriotism is not in question, your identity is not a threat to India or to anyone else's religion. We are one Nation, one family.
— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) June 16, 2022