In the era of Agniveers, a village of ‘faujis’ echoes discontent
Hindustan TimesWhile he earlier wanted to serve in the armed forces like hundreds of others in his village, the allure of being called a ‘fauji’ has all but disappeared for Akki Sirohi, 24. While about 1,500 people from the village have already served in the ‘fauj’, 150 others are currently serving in different ranks, says Balwinder Singh, an ex-serviceman himself. “While we admire the defence minister, we hope that the promise is not a ‘jumla’,” says Pawan Sirohi, a Saidpur resident, even as he claims that the four-year contractual recruitment programme has shattered the dreams and ambitions of many village youths and the majority of them are now frustrated. Pointing at the intermediate college’s playground, Yudh Bahadur says hundreds of local youths, who spent hours training there every day, have now given up on their army dreams.
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