Agnipath Scheme
- India
Roll back Agnipath scheme, Punjab assembly adopts resolution
Chandigarh: Led by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Thursday passed a resolution urging the Union government to roll back the Agnipath scheme in the larger interest of…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: NSUI hits varsity trail with Agnipath protest
Amaravati: Even as the government has rolled out the Agnipath scheme, the National Students Union of India (NSUI) has intensified its protests in Andhra Pradesh. The student organisation led agitations in three…
- India
Congress distances itself from Manish Tewari for favouring Agnipath scheme
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday distanced itself from party MP Manish Tewari’s stand favouring the Agnipath scheme, saying those were entirely his own views and not of the party which firmly believes…
- India
Mamata alleges indirect pressure to give Agniveers jobs after 4 years
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged there is indirect pressure on her to appoint Agniveers on state government jobs after they complete four years of service in the…
- India
JD-U ranks with oppn parties on ‘Agnipath’ in Bihar Assembly
Patna: An awkward situation arose in Bihar Assembly on Tuesday after opposition parties and JD-U walked out of the house leaving the BJP MLAs alone. The opposition parties including RJD, Left parties,…
- India
1,111 arrests made during Agnipath protests: Bihar Minister to BJP leader
Patna: While BJP leader Sanjay Jaiswal was attacking the Nitish Kumar government over the massive violence during the Agnipath protests, state Energy Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav asked him about the 1,111 arrests…
- India
Agnipath stir: Man thrashed by Congress protesters in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu
Jaipur: A youth was roughed up by Congress workers for enumerating the benefits of Agnipath scheme when the party was staging a protest against it in Jhunjhunu on Monday. According to onlookers,…
- Telangana
Agnipath row: Telangana Congress demands rollback of controversial scheme
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president and Congress MP A Revanth Reddy strongly criticised the Central government over the Agnipath military recruitment scheme and demanded its immediate rollback. Addressing a press…
- India
Congress stages nationwide Satyagraha against Agnipath
New Delhi: Congress on Monday held nationwide Satyagraha in more than 3,500 Assembly headquarters across the country against the Agnipath scheme, the party said. Addressing a press conference, senior party leader Mohan…
- India
Cong holds protests against Agnipath scheme in Rajasthan
Jaipur: Congress leaders and workers on Monday held protests against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme in all 200 assembly constituencies in Rajasthan. PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra, who held a dharna at Laxmangarh…
- India
Nagpur Congress protests against Agnipath scheme
Nagpur: Congress workers on Monday held protests in various parts of Nagpur against the Centre’s new Agnipath military recruitment scheme. The protesters against the scheme, which stipulates a four-year-tenure for recruits and…
- Delhi
Delhi Congress holds protest against Agnipath scheme
New Delhi: The Delhi Congress on Monday held a protest at West Vinod Nagar against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme. Simultaneously, ‘Satyagraha’ is being staged at all the assembly constituencies in the national…