THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, June 19: The youth protesting against the Agnipath scheme are those who are unaware of its benefits to them as well as the Indian armed forces, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said on Sunday and urged them to withdraw from their agitation. Speaking to reporters here, Muraleedharan said the youth need not be apprehensive about the scheme for the recruitment of youths aged between 17 and a half and 21 in the Army, Navy and […]
Agnipath Protests: Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said the youth protesting against the Agnipath scheme are those who are unaware of its benefits to them as well as the Indian armed forces.
Protests spread to more States New Delhi/ Patna/ Thiruvananthapuram, June 18: The Centre today announced several incentives including reserving 10 per cent vacancies in its paramilitary and the Defence Ministry for Agnipath retirees and said it will look into any grievance about the new military recruitment scheme “with an open mind’’, even as violent protests raged on in many States and Opposition parties stepped up pressure for a rollback. In Bihar, where a bandh had been called, a railway station […]