Prime Minister Modi’s ‘Agnipariksha’ from Agneepath; Shame to change decision for third time in 8 years?

New Delhi: As soon as the government announced the Agneepath scheme, the youth in some states of the country strongly opposed the scheme. Thousands of youths preparing to join the army took to the streets to protest against the central government’s plan. The train has caught fire in several districts of Bihar including Lakhisarai, Chapra, Samastipur and Ara. The Agneepath scheme is being opposed in 12 districts of Bihar including Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana. (agneepath scheme controversy)

Opposition parties have stated they will not run in the by-elections. The government has also raised the age limit in view of growing opposition to the Agneepath scheme. However, opposition does not seem to be waning. The general public is also said to be unhappy with the scheme. At the same time, there is talk that the Modi government has made the third major mistake in its eight-year tenure. Because of the way the government is being pressured to withdraw the plan. According to him, the government may take two steps backwards to rectify the situation, as it has done in the past.

After the BJP came to power in 2014, the Modi government gained the applause of the people as a government with efficient leadership and tough decisions. Whether it is a decision to repeal Section 370 or an action like a surgical strike. Due to this decision, the image of Modi government in the minds of the people was created that Modi government will not back down to take the right decision in the interest of the country. However, some of the decisions taken by the government have tarnished the image of the government. The recent suspension of our party spokespersons is a result of pressure from Muslim countries. Therefore, the government had to face a lot of criticism. Earlier, BJP supporters had expressed displeasure over the withdrawal of agriculture laws.

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Pressure on the government is also increasing regarding the Agneepath project. Several former military officials, including opponents, have strongly objected to the plan. The youth of the country are also against this scheme. However, the manner in which the protests are being carried out by damaging government property is also causing outrage across the country. Seeing the growing opposition across the country, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has raised the age limit in the Agneepath scheme from 21 to 23 years. However, the protesters are not ready to back down. Therefore, the Modi government is facing major opposition for the third time in its 8 years. Until now, the Modi government had to reverse two major decisions.

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Land Acquisition Act

The BJP, which came to power with a majority in 2014 under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had to face strong opposition to the amended Land Acquisition Bill. The bill was introduced by the central government through an ordinance. The Modi government was of the view that if this amended law could get proper compensation, there would be more transparency in the process. It also mentioned the rehabilitation and resettlement of the displaced. The ordinance was dubbed the ‘Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement and Right to Fair Compensation Act’. The Modi government had tried to bring this amended law in 2014 by changing a law brought by the UPA government during its tenure regarding land acquisition. The amended law proposed to acquire land without consent for five purposes under multi-crop land (Section 10A) for public infrastructure, including national security, defense, rural infrastructure, industrial corridors and PPP. This provision was strongly opposed by experts and citizens.

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Agricultural laws

In the second term of the Modi government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the repeal of three controversial agricultural laws enacted by the Center. For the last almost a year, many farmers have been protesting on the Delhi border against the agriculture laws passed by the Center on the strength of Parliament. The movement had been opposed for more than a year. The movement was also discussed abroad. Also, a group within the BJP was against the Agriculture Act. In UP and Punjab, the BJP would have been hit by angry farmers. It is not possible to win the elections by annoying the farmers, so the government announced to withdraw the controversial agricultural laws.

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