New Delhi/IBNS: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has reiterated his party's demand for the scrapping of Agnipath after Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Opposition over its alleged politics centred on the scheme.
Agnipath aims to rejuvenate Army and keep them fit for war: PM Modi on Kargil Vijay Diwas
New Delhi/IBNS: Backing his government's Agnipath amid controversy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the scheme launched by his government aims to keep the Army fit for the war.
New Delhi: Agniveers wear the same uniform and perform the same duties as other soldiers, and in some areas they even excel, media reported citing a top Army official amid Opposition’s claims that the Centre has created two classes of soldiers.
New Delhi/IBNS: The central government has fielded Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) chiefs and Border Security Force (BSF) to reiterate the Modi government's commitment of 10 percent reservation in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) for Agniveers, media reports said.
NDA allies, Nitish Kumar's JDU and Chirag Paswan's LJP, call for review of Agnipath
New Delhi/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) and Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP)- two important allies of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with bulk seats, have proposed a review of the Modi government's Agnipath scheme (a new military recruitment system) in the upcoming tenure.
Agnipath Scheme should be rolled back: Congress leader Sachin Pilot
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Monday demanded a complete rollback of Agnipath Scheme, which was announced on June 14, 2022, terming it as a "unilateral decision of the government".
Samba: A large number of aspirants waited patiently for their chance as the Indian Army conducted recruitment rally for Agniveers in Jammu's Samba district on Friday, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over 'Agnipath' scheme
New Delhi/UNI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday launched a fresh attack at the Narendra Modi-led government over the 'Agnipath' scheme and termed it as the new "experiment" of the Prime Minister which he said is a 'danger to the security of the country and youth'.
Rajnath Singh to brief Opposition leaders on Agnipath scheme today
New Delhi/UNI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will clarify doubts of the leaders of various political parties on Agnipath scheme of recruitment when the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Defence meets Monday.
Bihar assembly adjourned following Opposition's pandemonium over Agnipath scheme
Patna/UNI: The Bihar Assembly was adjourned till 2:00 p.m. following an uproarious scene created by the opposition in support of their demand to rollback Agnipath scheme during the pre-lunch sitting of the lower house which functioned only for 8 minutes on Thursday.
Hamirpur/UNI: While demanding scrapping of the newly launched Agnipath scheme for the recruitment in the Indian army, the Congress leaders and workers held protest rallies and resorted to "Satyagraha" in all the blocks of the district today as per the decision of the state unit of the party.
Agnipath scheme not for downsizing Army: Official
New Delhi: There is no question of rightsizing or downsizing of the Indian Army through Agnipath scheme, senior military official Lt Gen Anil Puri said on Tuesday while stressing that the objective behind the scheme is to bring youthfulness in the armed forces.
Recruitment of Agniveers will be priority of MP govt: BJP state president
Indore (MP), June 21 (UNI) Amid the row over the after service employment to Agniveers, Madhya Pradesh BJP president Vishnu Dutt Sharma appreciated country’s big business houses coming forwards to employ trained soldiers and said, in MP, Agniveers will be given priority employment in states’ local forces & local government bodies.
Over 600 trains cancelled today as 'Agnipath' protesters demand rollback
New Delhi/IBNS: Over 600 trains were cancelled on Monday as part of the Bharat Bandh call against the 'Agnipath' military recruitment scheme.
All three service chiefs to meet PM Modi tomorrow, discuss 'Agnipath' amid protests
New Delhi/IBNS: The three service chiefs are set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday to brief him on the 'Agnipath' recruitment scheme amid nationwide protests by job aspirants and widespread violence over the same/