Agnipath: Congress distances itself from Manish Tewari's views on new military recruitment scheme
India | June 29, 2022 12:09 ISTManish Tewari has favoured the new Agnipath scheme saying it is a much-needed reform in the right direction.
Manish Tewari has favoured the new Agnipath scheme saying it is a much-needed reform in the right direction.
On June 17, the three chiefs of Indian Defence services 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 new recruitment scheme Agnipath was announced on June 14 by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. Under this scheme, the youth will be recruited for 4 years and they will be called Agniveer.
Calling the short-term recruitment policy "anti-youth and anti-national", Congress said it was "bulldozed through without discussion".
Hooda said that the Agnipath scheme will weaken the defence forces and has disappointed youths who aspire to join the forces.
There were some provocative messages that were uploaded on a Whatsapp group called "Future Fauji" on June 17," said a police officer of west Champaran district.
The former Congress chief also thanked party workers for their support during his questioning by ED in National Herald case, and said he was not alone during the questioning but all those fighting for democracy were with him.
Besides him, Bihar Police registered FIRs against the operators of 7 coaching institutes in Patna and other districts. On Monday, Rohtas police arrested a coaching institute owner from Katakat block on the charge of provoking the students for arson.
The scheme, which envisages a four-year term for 75 percent of recruits, was an outcome of a long period of consultation within the three services and the Ministry of Defence besides deliberation among several wings of the government.
Agniveers will be inducted in two batches through 83 recruitment rallies between August and November in different parts of India. Training of 25,000 Agniveers will begin in December, and for the remaining 15,000, training will begin in February, sources said.
In a recent few days, the country has witnessed violent protests over the Agnipath Scheme.
A fresh petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday, seeking a direction to the Centre for reconsideration of the Agnipath scheme.
The government has projected Agnipath scheme as a major overhaul of the decades-old selection process to enhance the youthful profile of the services.
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Aaj Ki Baat with Rajat Sharma: Today two-three major developments have taken place regarding the Agneepath scheme of the Indian Army. The first big news is that the notification of Agneepath scheme has been issued for the students to join the army of the country. The registration process for Agniveer will start from July. But the bigger news is that Bihar Police has so far arrested 877 accused for violence against Agneepath scheme.
Apart from the opportunity for youth to serve in the defence forces, it will make available a very disciplined and trained workforce for industry, including Tata group, Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran said.
The Agnipath Scheme was launched last week on June 14 but ever since its announcement was made, aspirants, and armed forces job seekers, have been protesting against the policy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that many decisions and reforms may seem unpleasant initially, but over time, the country feels the benefits of those reforms. The Prime Minister's remarks appear to be indirectly centered on the recently launched Centre's new Army recruitment policy which has been criticized mainly by many job aspirants, ex-servicemen, and the opposition, with widespread protests continuing in the country.
The Prime Minister's remarks appear to be indirectly centered on the recently launched Centre's new Army recruitment policy which has been criticized mainly by many job aspirants, ex-servicemen, and the opposition, with widespread protests continuing in the country.
The Congress leader's remarks during 'Satyagrah' protest against ED questioning of Rahul Gandhi were not the first this month that the grand old party leaders had chosen unparliamentary words in their attacks on the BJP.
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