Today was the last day of Punjab’s LegislativeAssembly’s budget session. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has presented aresolution against the Agnipath Scheme. In the past also, he had called the Agnipath scheme a whimsical andirrational move of the central government and lashed out at them. He also addedthat it would destroy the basic fabric of the Indian Armed Forces.
So far, many youngsters have protestedagainst the scheme in different parts of India including Punjab and Haryana.
People had many questions if theresolution is passed in the state assembly then what benefits will it provideto the people of Punjab.
The bitter truth is that even if theresolution passed against the ‘Agnipath’ Scheme is passed still it will nothave any effect on the youth. The reason for this is that defense-relatedmatters and issues come directly under the Central government and has nothingto do with the state government. Although the AAP government has passed aresolution against this scheme it will not result in anything until and unlessthe central government agrees to the same.
While interacting with TrueScoop,Mandeep Singh Sachdev, senior advocate, Punjab- Haryana High Court explainedthat passing a resolution against the scheme will not result in anything asthis whole matter requires the following long procedure i.e. the resolutionfirst has to be submitted to the Governor, then the Governor passes it on tothe President and if the President approves then only any result can beexpected for the resolution.
So, in the end, it’s just a sadreality that can disappoint the youth that passing this resolution will have nolegal value until the Central Government looks into the matter.