Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the Centre was “weakening” the army through the ‘Agneepath’ scheme, and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have to withdraw the military recruitment initiative just like the farm laws were rolled back.
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IT Minister KT Rama Rao slammed the remarks made by a union minister and BJP leader over Agneepath Scheme.
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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said Agneepath scheme would be destructive for the youth and Army, as she assured her party’s full support to those protesting peacefully against the new recruitment model.
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Congress MP N. Uttam Kumar Reddy today said the Agneepath scheme is unfair to youth of India. Therefore, he demanded that the Agnipath scheme be withdrawn immediately.
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Violence at Secunderabad railway station here during the protest against Agneepath scheme continued to impact trains services for the third day on Sunday.
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All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Assaduddin Owaisi on Friday opposing the Agneepath scheme called it a ‘wrong decision’ stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have to withdraw the Army recruitment policy, the way he revoked the three farm laws.
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As the protests against ‘Agneepath’ saw attack on railway property, the Southern Railway has increased security at all major stations across Tamil Nadu, including Chennai Central, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Jholarpet, Arkonam.
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IT Minister KT Rama Rao said the violence against Agneepath scheme was an acute indicator of the magnitude of unemployed crisis in the country.
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At least one person has died and several others injured as angry mob set trains on fire and clashed with police in several states over the new military recruitment policy, Agneepath. The government has defended the scheme, calling it “transformative”.
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Several students on Friday staged a protest over the Central government’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme for recruitment in the armed forces and demanded its rollback.
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