Agnipath 2022 is the latest of schemes with large-scale, long-term national implications, pushed into implementation without discussion or consultation in Parliament.
The scheme, which envisages a four-year term for 75 per cent of recruits, was an outcome of a long period of consultation within the three services and the Ministry of Defence besides deliberation among several wings of the government.
Amid misgivings about the recruitment process, Lt Gen Anil Puri, additional secretary, Department of Military Affairs, asserted that the recruitment process
As the debate over job security of Agniveers intensified, TMC leader Mahua Moitra lashed out at BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya over his ‘security job’ remark. On the other hand, the BJP backed the Indian Army’s decision to recruit Agniveers only if a certificate of not participating in violent protests is produced.
As the agitation over the Central government s Agnipath recruitment scheme continues across the nation, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting with the service chiefs for the second straight day at his residence.According to a .