Trains set on fire in India military hiring protests - BBC News

[TexasTowelie]

Several states across India have seen huge protests against a government plan to hire soldiers on fixed rather than permanent contracts.

Under the scheme - successful candidates will join the armed services for four years, after which only a quarter of them will be retained

Protesters say the government's plan will reduce their chances of getting permanent military jobs, which guarantee fixed salaries and pensions.

[msongs]

1. one suspects those rioters are not actually in the military nt

[IronLionZion]

2. A dark cynical thought is that a big war would solve this problem

If Pakistan or China has the same problems, they could go to war too.



Maybe BJP/Modi's right wing policies aren't the amazing job creation machine they promised it would be.

[keithbvadu2]

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