Agnipath scheme: Violent protests have broken out in different parts of the country as certain youth voice dissatisfaction with the 4-year army service.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Opposing the Centre s Agnipath scheme, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Assaduddin Owaisi on Friday called it a wrong decision saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have to withdraw the Army recruitment policy, the way he revoked the three farm laws. India News | Centre Has to Take This Back, the Way It Revoked Farm Laws: Owaisi on Agnipath Scheme.
A protester has died in police firing at Telangana's Secunderabad. A total of 260 people were arrested and six FIRs lodged in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the protests.
In a tweet in Hindi, Rahul Gandhi said, I had said earlier also that the prime minister will have to withdraw the black farm laws. In the same manner, he will have to accept the demand of the youth of the country by becoming maafiveer and take back the Agnipath scheme, he said.