Today was the last day of Punjab’s Legislative
Assembly’s budget session. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has presented a
resolution against the Agnipath Scheme. In the past also, he had called the Agnipath scheme a whimsical and
irrational move of the central government and lashed out at them. He also added
that it would destroy the basic fabric of the Indian Armed Forces.
So far, many youngsters have protested
against the scheme in different parts of India including Punjab and Haryana.
People had many questions if the
resolution is passed in the state assembly then what benefits will it provide
to the people of Punjab.
The bitter truth is that even if the
resolution passed against the ‘Agnipath’ Scheme is passed still it will not
have any effect on the youth. The reason for this is that defense-related
matters and issues come directly under the Central government and has nothing
to do with the state government. Although the AAP government has passed a
resolution against this scheme it will not result in anything until and unless
the central government agrees to the same.
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While interacting with TrueScoop,
Mandeep Singh Sachdev, senior advocate, Punjab- Haryana High Court explained
that passing a resolution against the scheme will not result in anything as
this whole matter requires the following long procedure i.e. the resolution
first has to be submitted to the Governor, then the Governor passes it on to
the President and if the President approves then only any result can be
expected for the resolution.
So, in the end, it’s just a sad
reality that can disappoint the youth that passing this resolution will have no
legal value until the Central Government looks into the matter.