Congress General Secretary Ajay Maken said that the Congress will hold Satyagraha at Jantar Mantar on Monday and demand the President withdraw the Agnipath recruitment scheme. “We’ll sit on Satyagraha at Jantar Mantar today, and in the evening at 5 pm we’ll meet the President and demand that the Agnipath scheme be withdrawn,” […]
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Rajnath Singh to hold another meeting today amid protests over Agnipath Scheme
As protests against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme continue in several parts of the country, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to hold a meeting at his residence on Sunday. Sources said the tri-service chiefs are expected to attend the meeting and discuss the rollout of the scheme and ways to […]
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Plea in SC seeking to set up SIT to probe violent protests over Agnipath scheme
A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking directions to set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to conduct an inquiry into the violent protest that erupted against the “Agnipath” scheme launched by the Central Government and to investigate the damage caused to the public property including Railways. The petition also […]
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Delhi: Congress to hold ‘satyagraha’ against Centre’s Agnipath Scheme tomorrow
Congress to hold a ‘satyagraha’ on Sunday at Jantar Mantar in solidarity with the youth protesting against Central Government’s Agnipath Recruitment Scheme. All MPs, CWC members, and AICC office bearers will participate in the protest. Protests have broken out in various parts of the country against the new recruitment scheme […]
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Indian Defence service chiefs hail Agnipath Scheme, term it ‘transformational’ for armed forces
The three chiefs of Indian Defence services on Friday hailed the decision of the Central government to approve the Agnipath Scheme, a recruitment process for Indian youth to serve in the Armed Forces. “The Government has announced Agnipath scheme under which youth will be able to join armed forces. The […]
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Rajnath Singh clarifies Centre’s decision on upper age limit for Agnipath scheme
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 […]
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Schedule of recruitment process under Agnipath scheme will be announced shortly: Indian Army
The schedule of the recruitment process under the Agnipath scheme will be announced shortly, Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army General Manoj Pande said on Friday. An official statement issued by the Indian Army said, “The decision of the Government has been received to grant a one-time waiver, increasing the entry age of recruitment to […]
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MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar hails Agnipath scheme, calls it ‘much-required’ reform
Amid protests against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme, Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday hailed the Centre’s decision to approve the scheme and called it a “much-required” reform in the defence sector. “Agnipath is much-required reform. It will reduce the average age of the Armed forces. It will transform […]
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Protests continue in Bihar over Centre’s Agnipath scheme
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. In the Begusarai district, the agitated youth blocked […]
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Mob vandalises train in UP’s Ballia during protest over Agnipath scheme
A mob vandalised a train on Friday morning at the Ballia railway station in Uttar Pradesh during a protest against the Centre’s Agnipath recruitment scheme. Police forces have been deployed at the station to disperse the crowd. “Forces have been deployed at the station since morning. A few hooligans reached […]
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Himachal Pradesh CM welcomes Agnipath scheme; lashes out at Opposition for ‘politicising’ it
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday hailed the Centre’s decision to approve the ‘Agnipath’ scheme for the recruitment of youth in the Armed Forces. The Chief Minister also questioned the Opposition for opposing the scheme. “I welcome the decision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding […]
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Centre extends upper age limit for Agnipath scheme from 21 yrs to 23 yrs amid protests
The Central government on Thursday extended the upper age limit for the Agnipath recruitment scheme from 21 years to 23 years amid massive protests against the scheme in different parts of the country. The age waiver will be given only “one time” for the proposed recruitment cycle for 2022, informed […]
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Protests erupt in Bihar against Agnipath scheme, Army aspirants demand its withdrawal
After the Centre launched the Agnipath recruitment scheme, the Armed forces aspirants protested in several parts of Bihar including Chhapra, Jehanabad, Munger and Nawada and demanded the withdrawal of the scheme. The aspirants said they are unhappy with the changes introduced under the new recruitment scheme for the Indian Army […]