Agnipath Scheme Protests LIVE: The agitation also spread to the southern states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala, with aspirants doing push-ups on roads at some places to register their protest.
The intake of Agniveers will go up to 1.25 lakhs in near future and will not remain at 46,000 which is the present figure, said Lt. General Anil Puri, Additional Secretary, Department of Military Affairs.
Unveiling the Agnipath scheme on Tuesday, the government said youths between the ages of 17 and-a-half and 21 years would be inducted for a four-year tenure while 25 per cent of them will be subsequently inducted for regular service.