The Congress was severely embarrassed today as a result of its letter of protest on the contentious Agnipath military recruitment programme. Senior party official Manish Tewari declined to sign the letter addressed to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who was presenting the plan to a Continue Reading
Rahul Gandhi, the head of the Congress, described his grilling by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as a “minor thing” and asked his party’s leaders and members to protest the Agnipath project instead, which he claimed would “weaken the Armed Forces.” He stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would also have to “withdraw” the Continue Reading
The government has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court, requesting that the court “hear its side” before ruling on the petitions challenging the ‘Agnipath’ military recruitment plan. Three petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court so far against ‘Agnipath,’ the government’s short-term military recruitment plan. The caveat, on Continue Reading
In the midst of widespread protests against the centre’s new military recruitment system, ‘Agnipath,’ businessman Anand Mahindra has expressed his sadness over the violence, emphasising that Agniveers’ discipline and talents will make them “eminently employable.” Mr Mahindra has also stated that his company would appreciate the Continue Reading
For the second day in a row, protests against Agnipath, a radical recruitment scheme for the armed forces, became violent as Army aspirants stopped train and road traffic in several parts of Bihar. Baton-wielding protestors smashed the intercity express train’s glass windows and set one coach on fire at Bhabhua Road railway station. They held […]Continue Reading