Terming Agnipath the “only progressive step” to make the Army younger, a senior military officer on Sunday ruled out any rollback of the scheme, and said those applying for it should give an undertaking that they did not take part in protests that broke out after its announcement. Noting that recruitment was not held for two years due to the …
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 …
The story so far: On March 31, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced the reduction of “disturbed areas” under the Armed Forces Act in Assam, Manipur and Nagaland with effect from April 1. The Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958, followed the Assam Disturbed Areas Act of 1955 to deal with the uprising in the Naga Hills and adjoining areas. …
