AGNIPATH PROTEST
All Agniveers will be absorbed in regular cadre: Defence officials
The Indian government announced changes to the Agnipath recruitment scheme for Agniveers in the military. Those completing a four-year tenure will get a two-year extension and a chance for regular recruitment. All Agniveers demonstrating willingness, physical fitness, and discipline will be absorbed into the regular cadre. Seniority will be maintained when they join, ensuring they are not junior to others.
Over 2000 trains cancelled during Agnipath protests between June 15 & June 23: Rly Minister
More than 2000 trains were affected due to the Agnipath protests across the country, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Parliament on Friday. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, he said 2132 trains were cancelled between June 15 and June 23.
Action against those who take a warpath during anti-Agnipath protests
The irrational - and criminal - destruction of trains and buses and general state of anarchy in Bihar, UP, Telangana and other states needs to bear consequences. Along with firming up PDPPA, state governments must stop fiddling while taxpayers' crores go up in flames. The anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act agitations in late 2019 caused losses of ₹80 crore in West Bengal alone.
Nationwide protest against Agnipath scheme on June 24, says Rakesh Tikait
The SKM Coordination Committee in Karnal has decided that protests against the Agnipath programme will be organised at district and tehsil headquarters across India on June 24.
Over 80 trains cancelled amid Agnipath protests today, check here
It further informed that as many as 71 Delhi area-bound commuter trains (including return services) have also been dismissed for today in the wake of the protests against the Centre's Agnipath recruitment scheme.
Agnipath Protests: Tight security in West Bengal's Howrah amid call for Bharat Bandh today
Taking to Twitter, Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications Jairam Ramesh said on Sunday, "Tomorrow lakhs of Congress workers across the country will continue peaceful protests against the anti-youth Agnipath scheme and against Modi government's vendetta politics targeting its MP Rahul Gandhi."
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Bihar: Prashant Kishor slams 'fighting' JD(U)-BJP over Agnipath protests
Reacting to Jaiswal's comment, JD(U)'s national chief Rajiv Ranjan alias Lalan Singh, said, "The central government took a decision. There are protests in other states too. Young people are concerned about their future, so they came out to protest. We can't accept violence. But the BJP should also listen to what is worrying these young people and their concerns. Instead, the BJP is blaming the administration," Ranjan said in a video.
Agnipath Scheme will kill youth of the country, finish Army: Priyanka Gandhi
She said that the government is not working for the poor and youth but for big industrialists. Her remarks came at a 'Satyagraha' protest held by the party today in support of those agitating against the scheme. Vadra appealed to youths to protest peacefully against the Agnipath scheme, assuring the party's full support.
Congress holds 'Satyagraha' at Delhi's Jantar Mantar in support of Agnipath protests
Congress leaders and supporters criticised the BJP-led central government and said that the Agnipath scheme is not beneficial for the country's youth and also jeopardises national security. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and party leaders Jai Ram Ramesh, Rajiv Shukla, Sachin Pilot, Salman Khurshid and Alka Lamba took part in the 'Satyagraha'.
Security beefed up at Jantar Mantar ahead of Congress protest against Agnipath scheme
The grand old party is likely to hold a 'satyagraha' on Sunday at Jantar Mantar in solidarity with the youth protesting against Central government's Agnipath Recruitment Scheme.
Agnipath protests: Himachal CM urges agitators to maintain peace
"I request to the youth that where the whole country has congratulated this decision and job opportunities on a large scale will be available through this medium. I urge everyone to maintain peace. PM Modi always thinks and does good about the youth," the chief minister told media persons.
On Day 4, Agnipath stir roils Bihar, parts of Uttar Pradesh, other states
Though the situation was better compared to the last three days, violence broke out in Jehanabad, Aurangabad, Siwan, Munger and other places, with police resorting to firing in the air to control the situation.
Agnipath row: Centre announces incentives, offers talks as protests spread to more states
In Bihar, where a bandh had been called, a railway station and a police vehicle were torched, an ambulance attacked and security personnel injured in stone-pelting incidents on the fourth consecutive day of the agitation, while protesters vandalised Ludhiana railway station in Punjab and blocked roads and rail tracks in West Bengal, Haryana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh.
Agnipath scheme: More protests in Haryana, damage caused in Ludhiana railway station
A police official from Mahendergarh, which has seen strong protests against the defence recruitment scheme over past few days, said that a group of youth set a pick-up van on fire and indulged in vandalism. A railway engineer at Mahendergarh, whose residential quarter is adjacent to the railway station, said that some protesters barged inside his building complex and damaged office, and a generator set.
Anti-Modi people turning their political allergy into conspiracy against youth: Naqvi targets opposition over Agnipath protests
"Some people with prejudiced mindset are trying to convert their craze of political allergy against PM Narendra Modi into a conspiracy against the positive energy of the country's youth. But we should not allow such a conspiracy to succeed at any cost," he said while referring to the violence over Agnipath, the scheme unveiled by the government on Tuesday for short-term recruitment into the country's three armed forces.
Police use lathi-charge to disperse anti-Agnipath protesters in Karnataka's Dharwad
A section of protesters pelted stones on a bus nearby leaving it partially damaged and they were not allowed to head towards the Deputy Commissioner's office, that prompted police to use lathi-charge to disperse all the protesters.
Bengal: Anti-Agnipath protesters block railway tracks, do push-ups
The demonstration affected railway services during office hours, and many commuters waiting at Barrackpore Railway Station reached the protest site and an altercation ensued with the agitators.
Centre has to take this back, the way it revoked farm laws: Owaisi on Agnipath scheme
"Agnipath scheme is absolutely wrong decision taken by the Government and it is not good for the country at all. PM Modi thinks that our Navy officers and soldiers are contractual employees or contractual lecturers, but their profession is honourable," Owaisi told ANI.
Administration on alert in West Bengal as 'Agnipath' protests rage on
"We do not want any violence in the wake of the agitation against the Agnipath scheme here in West Bengal. An alert has been issued in the city and all other districts," the official said. Preventive steps have already been taken in the districts, West Bengal ADG (Law and Order) Javed Shamim said, when contacted.
Agnipath protests happening due to misinformation, says Navy Chief
The Agnipath scheme is a transformational scheme and it is a made in India and a made for India scheme, Indian Navy Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral R. Hari Kumar said in an interview with the news agency ANI.
Agnipath scheme: Protesters pelt stones at vehicles, block railway tracks in Haryana
In Ballabhgarh, protesters, mainly college students, raised slogans against the Agnipath scheme and resorted to stone pelting near Anaj Mandi, the police said, adding that they resorted to mild lathi-charge to disperse the protesters.
Student groups in Delhi stage protest against Agnipath scheme, several detained
The protesters raised slogans -- "Agnipath wapas lo, tanashahi nahi chalegi (take back Agnipath, dictatorship won't work) and also held placards which read 'Immediately fill all vacant posts in defence on a permanent basis' and 'Rollback Aginpath scheme.
Agnipath protests: Haryana govt suspends internet services in Mahendragarh
The agitation against the Centre's Agnipath scheme continued for the second consecutive day in Haryana. Protests erupted at Hero Honda Chowk in the Narnaul of Haryana's Mahendragarh district on Friday.
Agnipath scheme: Railways Minister Vaishnaw appeals against violent protests
"I appeal to the youth to not indulge in violent protests and not damage the property of the Railways," said Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
Protests against Modi govt's Agnipath scheme intensify; 1 killed in Secunderabad
Protests over 'Agnipath', the recruitment scheme introduced for youth to serve in the Armed Forces, have now continued for the third straight day despite the Centre’s age relaxation. Protests have been reported in multiple parts of the country, and around 200 trains have been affected as a result.
Protests against Agnipath recruitment scheme spread to several UP districts
Agnipath protests: In several districts, the police had to resort to lathi charge and fire teargas shells to disperse the mob. Bulandshahr, Meerut, Agra, Mathura, Varanasi, Unnao, Gorakhpur, Gonda, Rae Bareli and Ballia are among the districts that have witnessed protests, with youth demanding the scheme's withdrawal.
ITO metro station gates closed as AISA protests against Agnipath scheme
"All gates of ITO Metro Station are closed," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation tweeted around 12.40 pm as the protest escalated and some members of the student organisation were detained. The entry and exit gates of some other metro stations including Delhi Gate and Jama Masjid were also briefly closed, the DMRC said.
Agnipath protestors set 20 bogies of 2 trains on fire in Bihar
The demonstrators blocked highways at several places in Buxar, Bhagalpur and Samastipur and burnt tyres as a mark of protest, officials said. The protests, which is into its third day in the state, caused massive disruption of railway services at Buxar and Kahalgaon, officials of East Central Railways said.
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