Congress to hold a satyagraha on Sunday at Jantar Mantar in solidarity with the youth protesting against Central Government s Agnipath Recruitment Scheme.
As violent protests against the Centre s new short-term recruitment policy for armed forces continue in parts of the country, the Rajasthan Cabinet has passed a resolution demanding the withdrawal of the Centre s Agnipath scheme keeping in mind the larger public interest and the sentiments of the youths.
The Centre s Agnipath recruitment scheme for Indian youth in the armed forces, termed a historic and transformative measure, has met unprecedented level of agitations and protests in several states across India.
Protests against Agnipath , a recruitment scheme introduced by the Central government for Indian youth to serve in the Armed Forces, in Bihar continued for the second consecutive day as protestors on Friday disrupted the movement of trains in various districts of Bihar.
A day after the Centre extended the upper age limit for the Agnipath scheme, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday clarified that it s a one-time relaxation and the decision has been taken to give an opportunity to those aspirants who could not get an opportunity to join the Army due to a snag in the recruitment process in the last 2 years due to COVID.