For eight years, he has nurtured the political constituency that the would-be Agniveers mostly represent, and one would not be surprised if he makes appropriate changes to the scheme before the 2024 elections.
Industry leaders Anand Mahindra and Harsh Goenka have offered jobs to Agniveers. Several others have supported the scheme, saying it would benefit the industry by providing "trained and disciplined youth".
Terming protests against the Agnipath scheme as "meaningless politics", yoga guru Swami Ramdev on Wednesday alleged that a few people are "spreading anarchy" in the country to "remove" Prime Minister Narendra Modi from power.
JANGAON: An Agnipath aspirant had attempted suicide over the fear of being arrested by the police for taking part in the protests at the Secunderabad railway station on Wednesday in the district. It may be recollected that hundreds of youth went on a rampage and attacked Secunderabad railway station on June 17, setting fire to several railway bogeys and damaging public