Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann claims ‘Agnipath’ scheme will ‘dilute’ Army’s fighting ability; demands its rollback
2 years, 6 months ago

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann claims ‘Agnipath’ scheme will ‘dilute’ Army’s fighting ability; demands its rollback

The Hindu  

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on June 18 demanded a rollback of the Agnipath recruitment scheme for defence services and said those who cleared physical tests in the last two years must get a chance to appear in written exams for joining the Army. It is ridiculous that in the last two years, thousands of youth cleared the physical test of the armed forces but they have not been called for the written exams, he said in a statement. On the contrary, the Central government, in a "whimsical" move, introduced the Agnipath scheme which allows a short service of four years to youths in the armed forces without any pension, Mr. Mann said. He said the Union government must take back this scheme and allow the youth, who had cleared their physical test in the last two years, to sit in the written exam.

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Agnipath scheme: Are four years enough for combat maturity?
3 months ago

Agnipath scheme: Are four years enough for combat maturity?

Hindustan Times  

The Agnipath scheme to enrol personnel below officers rank in the Indian military has been implemented by the government. Firstly, concerning the training duration of AVs at the regimental centres and, secondly, about making the military younger by mandating the exit of the bulk of the soldiers after four years, thereby creating vacancies for fresh inductees. These YS under the …

Is Agnipath a Recipe for Disaster? India’s Military Recruitment Scheme Faces Mounting Criticism
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Is Agnipath a Recipe for Disaster? India’s Military Recruitment Scheme Faces Mounting Criticism

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 01, 2024 18:45 IST - 10 MINS READ On July 17, the Haryana government announced that it would provide a 10 per cent quota for Agniveers in the recruitment of constables, mining and forest guards, jail wardens, and special police officers. “I wonder why the armed forces leadership endorsed the Agnipath scheme in the first place,” he …

OPINION | Agniveer: Army wants to keep it combat-ready
4 months, 3 weeks ago

OPINION | Agniveer: Army wants to keep it combat-ready

India TV News  

Addressing a meeting on Kargil Vijay Diwas in Drass on Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of India's victory in the Kargil conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Pakistan that its nefarious designs in fuelling cross-border terrorism will be crushed with full force. The Prime Minister justified the Agnipath scheme saying that short-term recruitment of young soldiers as Agniveers was …

Modi targets oppn over Agnipath, says aim of scheme is to to keep army continuously fit for war
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Modi targets oppn over Agnipath, says aim of scheme is to to keep army continuously fit for war

Deccan Chronicle  

Drass : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Agnipath scheme is an example of necessary reforms undertaken by the Army and accused the opposition of playing politics over the recruitment process aimed at keeping the average age in armed forces young. In his address on Kargil Vijay Diwas here to mark the 25th anniversary of victory in Kargil …

Pragmatic approach needed to redefine Agnipath scheme
5 months ago

Pragmatic approach needed to redefine Agnipath scheme

Hindustan Times  

“Agnipath” scheme is a sweeping military reform in the history of independent India. When announced in June 2022, the former army chief Gen Manoj Mukund Narvane had gone to the extent to remark in his autobiography “Four Starts of Destiny”, that all of a sudden the introduction of Agnipath scheme has taken the army “by surprise” and was a “bolt …

10% quota, age relief: The special provisions for ex-Agniveers in CISF, BSF, SSB
5 months, 1 week ago

10% quota, age relief: The special provisions for ex-Agniveers in CISF, BSF, SSB

Firstpost  

Amid controversy over compensation to Agniveers who die while in service, the heads of various Central Armed Police Forces have announced a 10 per cent reservation for vacancies as well as exemptions in physical examinations for former Agniveers, once they quit the Armed Forces Agniveer Vayu trainees during their 'Combined Passing Out Parade' at Tambaram Air Force Station, in Chennai. …

Agnipath not the right road ahead, must revisit scheme
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Agnipath not the right road ahead, must revisit scheme

Hindustan Times  

As a veteran, who served in the cavalry for 34 years with passion, one is not too happy to see Agnipath scheme being implemented. It alarms me, like so many other ex-defence personnel because six months training, four years in uniform, and then out; will we get that type of regimental spirit? And let it be clear, all three services …

Review Agnipath. Roll it back or change it
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Review Agnipath. Roll it back or change it

Hindustan Times  

I have never been convinced of the wisdom of Agnipath — the new and contentious short-term military recruitment scheme — that is back in the headlines. As an unseemly battle rages, Charanjat Singh, the father of Kumar, who was 23 years old when he died, has a plea: “Mere bete par rajneeti nahi honi chahiye”. Evidently overwhelmed by the media …

In CDS’s Uttarakhand village, murmurs against Agnipath
8 months, 1 week ago

In CDS’s Uttarakhand village, murmurs against Agnipath

Hindustan Times  

Pauri Garhwal: Nitin Kaparwan of Gawana village in Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal district faces a dilemma — whether to continue his preparation to don the camouflage uniform under short-term Agnipath recruitment scheme or join his friends in the hotel industry. Though Nitin has a role model in chief of defence staff General Anil Chauhan, whose ancestral village he lives in, to …

Cong pledges to scrap Agnipath, reintroduce old army services recruitment scheme
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Cong pledges to scrap Agnipath, reintroduce old army services recruitment scheme

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Monday promised to scrap Agnipath and reintroduce the old system of armed services recruitment if voted back to power, hours after the party chief, Mallikarjun Kharge, wrote to President Droupadi Murmu reiterating concerns over the new scheme, which cuts tenure and offers fewer service benefits. Pilot cited Kharge’s letter and slammed the Agnipath scheme as merely a …

Agnipath scheme gross injustice to country's youth: Kharge writes to President
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Agnipath scheme gross injustice to country's youth: Kharge writes to President

Deccan Chronicle  

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu highlighting the "gross injustice" done to the country's youths seeking regular employment in the armed forces due to the Agnipath scheme and urged her to ensure justice for them.The future of nearly 2 lakh young men and women has become uncertain due to the ending of the regular recruitment …

Kharge writes to President Murmu, reiterates concerns over Agnipath scheme
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Kharge writes to President Murmu, reiterates concerns over Agnipath scheme

Hindustan Times  

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu reiterating concerns over the Agnipath scheme for armed services recruitment, which cuts tenure and offers fewer service benefits. “Recently I met them and they told me that between 2019 and 2022, almost two lakh young men and women were informed that they had been accepted into the three armed …

All stakeholders agreed on Agnipath scheme, says Army chief
11 months, 1 week ago

All stakeholders agreed on Agnipath scheme, says Army chief

Hindustan Times  

The Agnipath scheme for short-term induction of soldiers was finalised after extensive consultations, army chief General Manoj Pande said on Thursday, in comments that come weeks after his predecessor General Manoj Mukund Naravane created a stir by revealing that the Agnipath scheme caught the army by surprise and was a bolt out of the blue for the air force and …

Policy Decision Should Be Left To Govt In National Security Matters: Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Challenging 'Agnipath' Scheme
1 year ago

Policy Decision Should Be Left To Govt In National Security Matters: Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Challenging 'Agnipath' Scheme

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by 28 aspirants for enlistment in the Indian army challenging the Central Government's Agnipath scheme. The Court observed that the method of recruitment to the Indian army was a matter concerning policy decisions which should be left to the government to decide, as the same affects national security. In 2022, …

Rahul Gandhi spreads propaganda against Agnipath Scheme again
1 year, 2 months ago

Rahul Gandhi spreads propaganda against Agnipath Scheme again

Op India  

Days after the Aam Aadmi Party tried to play politics over the death of an Agniveer soldier, now Rahul Gandhi has joined the dirty politics after the death of another Agniveer jawan recruited under the new Agnipath Scheme. On Sunday, the Indian Army’s Fire and Fury Corps informed that Agniveer Gawate Akshay Laxman lost his life while posted at Siachen …

Congress slams the Modi government over reports that Aginveers are leaving training midway
1 year, 5 months ago

Congress slams the Modi government over reports that Aginveers are leaving training midway

The Hindu  

The Congress on July 9 slammed the Narendra Modi government over reports that youth recruited under the Agnipath scheme were leaving training mid-way. Taking to Twitter, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the scheme has shattered the dreams of the youth and created various apprehensions in their mind. The result is before everyone,” he tweeted, tagging a news report that …

Why the Delhi High Court upheld the Agnipath scheme
1 year, 9 months ago

Why the Delhi High Court upheld the Agnipath scheme

India Today  

The Delhi High Court’s thumbs up for ‘Agnipath’ comes as a shot in the arm for the central government given how the military recruitment scheme, introduced last year, was dubbed by critics as unfair to the recruits. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad remarked that the border tensions with China had underlined the …

No reason to interfere with Agnipath scheme: Delhi High Court dismisses petition
1 year, 9 months ago

No reason to interfere with Agnipath scheme: Delhi High Court dismisses petition

Live Mint  

Delhi High Court has dismissed petitions challenging the Agnipath scheme for the recruitment of Agniveers in the armed forces. According to information provided by the Central Government before the Delhi High Court, none of the applicants who took part in the prior hiring process was treated under prejudice. Recruitment into the military forces, as per the Central Government, is a …

Army tweaks Agnipath scheme to widen scope, recruit skilled candidates
1 year, 10 months ago

Army tweaks Agnipath scheme to widen scope, recruit skilled candidates

India Today  

The Army has tweaked the Agnipath scheme to widen the eligibility criterion for Agniveers. The Agnipath scheme will now be open to pre-skilled youth, ITI/Polytechnics graduates in the technical category as it is looking to recruit skilled Agniveers for technical branches. According to the notification released on February 16, candidates who have passed Class 10 can apply to be recruited …

Agnipath scheme: First batch of Agniveers join Indian Army from Jammu & Kashmir
1 year, 11 months ago

Agnipath scheme: First batch of Agniveers join Indian Army from Jammu & Kashmir

India TV News  

The first-ever batch of Agniveers selected under the Agnipath scheme, which is Approximately 200 candidates were selected after rigorous tests which included physical and medical tests, written examination and document verification. The candidates were dispatched from the Army Recruiting Office in Srinagar on December 24 and were sent to various regiments of the Indian Army. The Agnipath scheme, unveiled on …

[Agnipath Scheme] Agniveers Will Develop Sense Of Pride After Serving Nation, Have Financial Stability After Exiting Armed Forces: Centre To Delhi HC
2 years, 2 months ago

[Agnipath Scheme] Agniveers Will Develop Sense Of Pride After Serving Nation, Have Financial Stability After Exiting Armed Forces: Centre To Delhi HC

Live Law  

Seeking dismissal of the petitions challenging its Agnipath recruitment scheme, the Centre has informed Delhi High Court that defending India's territory, which faces external and internal threats, requires an agile, youthful and technologically sound armed forces. Defending such territory from external and internal threats requires an agile, youthful and technologically adept Armed Forces," the government told the court in a …

‘Any laxity…’: Bhagwant Mann after Army's letter to Punjab over Agnipath
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Any laxity…’: Bhagwant Mann after Army's letter to Punjab over Agnipath

Hindustan Times  

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said all deputy commissioners have been directed to provide complete support to the Indian Army authorities for the recruitment of Agniveers in the state. Mann's statement on Twitter comes after a zonal recruitment officer of the Indian Army has reportedly written to the Punjab government saying that recruitment rallies in the state under …

Will the Army stop Agnipath recruitment drive in Punjab? The tussle explained
2 years, 3 months ago

Will the Army stop Agnipath recruitment drive in Punjab? The tussle explained

Firstpost  

The Indian Army complained of lack of support from the Bhagwant Mann-led government during the enrolment camp in Gurdaspur. According to an Indian Express report, the Army has complained of lack of support from the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government during their recruitment drive and added that if it continued they would be forced to stop the process or …

Agnipath scheme: India to continue recruiting Gurkha soldiers to Indian Army
2 years, 3 months ago

Agnipath scheme: India to continue recruiting Gurkha soldiers to Indian Army

Firstpost  

The Agnipath scheme allows patriotic and motivated youth to serve in the armed forces for a period of four years. The Agnipath scheme has been designed to enable a youthful profile of the armed forces New Delhi: India on Thursday reiterated that it will continue recruiting Gurkha soldiers to the Indian Army under the Agnipath scheme. In a weekly media …

Rajnath Singh to brief parliamentary panel on Agnipath scheme on July 11
2 years, 5 months ago

Rajnath Singh to brief parliamentary panel on Agnipath scheme on July 11

India Today  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will on July 11 brief the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Defence on the Agnipath recruitment scheme, which seeks to overhaul the way soldiers are recruited to the armed forces. "Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh is scheduled to brief the Committee members about various aspects of the recently-launched Agnipath scheme, through which recruitment of soldiers in all …

Supreme Court to Hear Pleas Challenging Agnipath Scheme Next Week
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court to Hear Pleas Challenging Agnipath Scheme Next Week

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list next week, subject to the Chief Justice’s approval, petitions challenging the Central government’s Agnipath scheme to induct youth into all three-armed forces divisions. It said: “According to the impugned press note… dated 14.06.2022 after 4 years out of 100 per cent selected candidates for Permanent Commission in the Indian Army 25 per …

Punjab assembly passes resolution against Centre’s Agnipath scheme
2 years, 5 months ago

Punjab assembly passes resolution against Centre’s Agnipath scheme

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Thursday passed a resolution against the Centre’s Agnipath defence recruitment scheme. Protests had erupted in various parts of the country, including Punjab and Haryana, after the Centre unveiled the Agnipath scheme to recruit youngsters aged between 17-and-a-half and 21 years in the army, navy and air force, largely on a four-year contractual basis. Participating in …

Punjab: Bhagwant Mann moves resolution in Vidhan Sabha against Agnipath scheme
2 years, 5 months ago

Punjab: Bhagwant Mann moves resolution in Vidhan Sabha against Agnipath scheme

Firstpost  

According to the resolution, the House recommends to the state government to take up the matter with the Union government in order to roll back the Agnipath scheme immediately Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday moved a resolution against the Centre’s Agnipath defence recruitment scheme in the state Assembly here. According to the resolution, the House recommends to …

Punjab CM Mann backs all-party resolution against Agnipath scheme during budget session
2 years, 5 months ago

Punjab CM Mann backs all-party resolution against Agnipath scheme during budget session

India Today  

Row over Agnipath, the short service recruitment scheme for the armed forces, rocked the Punjab assembly on Tuesday. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann stated that he was in favour of bringing an all-party resolution against the scheme. While speaking during the zero hour of the budget session, the CM slammed the union government for the short duration of service under the …

Roll back Agnipath scheme: Revanth Reddy
2 years, 5 months ago

Roll back Agnipath scheme: Revanth Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president and Congress MP A. Revanth Reddy strongly criticised the Modi government over the Agnipath military recruitment scheme and demanded its immediate rollback. Addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan here on Sunday, Revanth Reddy was critical of the scheme saying it was unfair to the aspirants. The Congress MP said the Modi government is …

Meghalaya governor Satya Pal Malik has a fresh concern for Agniveers
2 years, 5 months ago

Meghalaya governor Satya Pal Malik has a fresh concern for Agniveers

Hindustan Times  

Meghalaya governor Satya Pal Malik on Sunday took a dig at the Centre’s newly announced Agniptah scheme that lays down a four-year contractual engagement for soldiers saying those retiring without a pension after serving the armed forces would fail to attract any marriage proposal. Read: Kanpur clerics to urge Muslim youths to apply for Agnipath scheme "Future jawans will train …

Agnipath scheme is against the interests of youth: Meghalaya Governor
2 years, 5 months ago

Agnipath scheme is against the interests of youth: Meghalaya Governor

The Hindu  

Meghalaya Governor Satyapal Malik on Sunday said the Agnipath scheme was “against the interests of the youth”. Referring to the Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Malik said “those who were in their fourth year” were promising jobs to the Agniveers. Mr. Malik took umbrage with Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Kailash Vijayvarghiya’s statement that he would appoint Agniveers to guard …

Has ‘Agnipath’ opened a Pandora’s box for the Narendra Modi government?
2 years, 5 months ago

Has ‘Agnipath’ opened a Pandora’s box for the Narendra Modi government?

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 26, 2022 18:00 IST On June 14, 2022, the Union Government of India announced a change to the recruiting policies of the armed forces. In contrast to the existing recruitment model, in which young people can go to a recruitment centre, pass a physical and written exam, followed by a medical test, then enrol for service in …

Will Agnipath energise or demoralise the military?
2 years, 6 months ago

Will Agnipath energise or demoralise the military?

The Hindu  

On June 14, the government announced the Agnipath scheme, which fundamentally transforms the process of recruitment of soldiers, sailors and airmen into the three services. Hooda,, former Northern Army Commander, and Air Vice Marshal Manmohan Bahadur, former additional director general of Centre for Air Power Studies. AVM Manmohan Bahadur: When you’re talking about technology, and you have studied something in …

Agnipath Scheme Will ‘Destroy’ Country, Withdraw It: AAP MP Writes to PM Modi
2 years, 6 months ago

Agnipath Scheme Will ‘Destroy’ Country, Withdraw It: AAP MP Writes to PM Modi

The Quint  

The AAP MP said the implementation of the scheme will push crores of youths of the country into "the dark lane of despair and depression". Singh termed the roll-out of the scheme "an outrageous move and a foolish decision" and accused the Narendra Modi-led government of going ahead with such a military recruitment plan just to make a claim through …

PM Narendra Modi will have to withdraw 'Agnipath scheme': Rahul Gandhi
2 years, 6 months ago

PM Narendra Modi will have to withdraw 'Agnipath scheme': Rahul Gandhi

India TV News  

Highlights Rahul Gandhi today alleged that Centre was "weakening" the army through the Agnipath scheme PM Modi will have to withdraw the military recruitment initiative: Rahul Gandhi on Agnipath scheme Biggest issue in India is of jobs and govt has broken spine of the country: Rahul Gandhi Agnipath scheme news updates : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that …

‘Agnipath’ Scheme is Indeed a Wonderful Idea Whose Time has Come
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Agnipath’ Scheme is Indeed a Wonderful Idea Whose Time has Come

News 18  

Unemployment is a perennial problem that has and will continue to bedevil all governments the world over. The employment rate in May 2022 was pegged at 37.07% as opposed to 37.05% in April, and CMIE says this is “the result of a small fall in the labour participation rate, but a larger fall in the unemployment rate.” This means that …

OPINION | Agnipath: Who is spreading confusion among youth?
2 years, 6 months ago

OPINION | Agnipath: Who is spreading confusion among youth?

India TV News  

The unrest among the youth over the Agnipath scheme appears to be petering out, with reports coming from Gwalior, Sikar and Satara about many aspirants preparing for the forthcoming recruitments. Modi baiters from different political parties also incited the passions of the youth, and when incidents of arson and violence petered out in Bihar, political activists jumped into the fray, …

Centre issues ‘Agnipath’ recruitment notice, enrollment to begin from July
2 years, 6 months ago

Centre issues ‘Agnipath’ recruitment notice, enrollment to begin from July

Hindustan Times  

In the wake of the nationwide uproar by youths and the Opposition over the central government proposed new ‘Agnipath’ scheme for the defence sector, the Centre on Monday issued a notification for the recruitment of cadets under the programme by launching an online portal for the registration of prospective ‘Agniveers’. “Registration will be opened from July 2022 by respective AROs …

Agnipath Bharat Bandh live updates | Army issues notification for Agniveer recruitment rally; Centre stands firm on roll-out
2 years, 6 months ago

Agnipath Bharat Bandh live updates | Army issues notification for Agniveer recruitment rally; Centre stands firm on roll-out

The Hindu  

Despite the Centre's steps to assuage concerns and police arresting hundreds of people for the violence, there was no let-up in the anti-Agnipath protests. Terming the scheme as an insult to the armed forces, Ms. Banerjee also wondered whether the BJP plans to hire ‘Agniveer’ soldiers as “watchmen” at its party offices, after their four-year service period. The Mahindra Group …

If you don't like 'Agnipath' scheme don't join armed forces, no compulsion: V K Singh slams protesters
2 years, 6 months ago

If you don't like 'Agnipath' scheme don't join armed forces, no compulsion: V K Singh slams protesters

India Today  

Amid violence over the 'Agnipath' scheme, Union minister and former Army chief General V K Singh on Sunday slammed the protesters saying if they don't like the new policy for recruitment into the armed forces they shouldn't opt for it. Anyone involved in protests, arson and vandalism against the 'Agnipath' scheme would not be allowed to join the three services …

Agnipath Scheme: Army Job Aspirants Protest In Punjab, Block Chandigarh-Una NH
2 years, 6 months ago

Agnipath Scheme: Army Job Aspirants Protest In Punjab, Block Chandigarh-Una NH

ABP News  

New Delhi: Scores of Army job aspirants took out a protest march against the Central government’s Agnipath recruitment scheme in Punjab’s Rupnagar on Sunday and blocked vehicular traffic on the Chandigarh-Una National Highway for an hour, news agency Press Trust of India reported. Raising slogans against the ruling dispensation at the Centre, the protesters demanded the Army recruitment process to …

Agnipath applicants will have to pledge they didn't take part in protests | What defence officials said
2 years, 6 months ago

Agnipath applicants will have to pledge they didn't take part in protests | What defence officials said

India Today  

In a defence tri-service briefing, Army, Navy and Air Force officials explained the details regarding the newly introduced military recruitment scheme Agnipath. Department of Military Affairs Additional Secretary Lieutenant General Anil Puri said that the Agniveers will have to give a certificate that they were not part of protest or vandalism. "The announcements regarding the reservations for Agniveers announced by …

‘Destructive for our youth, army’: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slams ‘Agnipath’ scheme
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Destructive for our youth, army’: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slams ‘Agnipath’ scheme

Hindustan Times  

Addressing the Congress's ‘satyagraha’ against the Centre's contentious Agnipath recruitment scheme for the armed forces, party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said the policy would destroy the country's youth and its army. New Delhi: AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi along with party leaders N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, Deepender Hooda and others sits on 'Satyagraha' against the Central government's 'Agnipath' …

Youth stops Punjab CM's SUV to raise concerns about 'Agnipath' scheme | Watch what happened next
2 years, 6 months ago

Youth stops Punjab CM's SUV to raise concerns about 'Agnipath' scheme | Watch what happened next

India TV News  

Highlights Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann was campaigning ahead of Sangrur bypoll in Punjab. Agnipath Protests : The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday shared a video of party leader and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann holding a roadshow in Punjab. In the video, Mann can be seen holding hands of the youth, as he raised concerns about the Agnipath scheme, recently introduced …

Agnipath scheme: 'India's youth feeling dejected', says Mayawati
2 years, 6 months ago

Agnipath scheme: 'India's youth feeling dejected', says Mayawati

India TV News  

Highlights BSP chief Mayawati speaks on Centre's new military recruitment scheme 'Agnipath' on Sunday The youth of the country feel "disappointed" and "desperate", says Mayawati on Agipath scheme Mayawati's comments come after violent protests took place across India Agnipath scheme news : BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday said the Centre's new military recruitment scheme 'Agnipath' has made the youth of …

Explained | Why is Agnipath under widespread attack?
2 years, 6 months ago

Explained | Why is Agnipath under widespread attack?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Large-scale violence by distressed youth broke out in many parts of India, notably in States such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, and Telangana which contribute sizeable manpower to the armed forces, in the wake of the Centre announcing, on June 14, a new scheme of recruitment of jawans, personnel below officer ranks, to the three wings. …

Agnipath protests: Aspirants are being misled, says Union Minister Anurag Thakur
2 years, 6 months ago

Agnipath protests: Aspirants are being misled, says Union Minister Anurag Thakur

Firstpost  

Condemning violence being perpetrated in the garb of protests, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said that Centre’s Agnipath scheme is a big step towards fitter and modernised armed forces. On Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s criticism of the recent announcement of opening up 10 lakh jobs in the central government, Anurag Thakur said Gandhi should have welcomed the move instead. …

Rajasthan 'unanimously' passes resolution seeking withdrawal of Agnipath scheme
2 years, 6 months ago

Rajasthan 'unanimously' passes resolution seeking withdrawal of Agnipath scheme

Hindustan Times  

The Rajasthan government on Saturday unanimously passed a resolution demanding the withdrawal of the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme for contractual recruitment of youth to the armed forces that has seen mass protests and violence across the country over the past few days. The ministers, in a statement, said the aspiring youth of the nation is apprehensive towards the Centre's Agnipath scheme. …

Punjab, Haryana Congress members step up ante against Agnipath
2 years, 6 months ago

Punjab, Haryana Congress members step up ante against Agnipath

The Hindu  

The Congress party in Punjab and Haryana on Saturday stepped up ante in stir against the Centre’s Agnipath recruitment scheme, amid protests against scheme in the States. Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly, Congress’s Partap Singh Bajwa asked Aam Aadmi Party led Punjab government to bring forth a resolution against the Agnipath scheme announced by the Government of India, during …

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