Will Fully Support Agnipath Scheme And Army, Says Arvind Kejriwal
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had earlier criticised the Agnipath Scheme and appealed to the central government to give defence job aspirants the chance to serve the country throughout their life, not just four years. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that the AAP government in Punjab will “fully support” the Agnipath Scheme […]Read More
‘Agnipath Row’: Bhagwant Mann’s Assurance After Army Says Lack Of Support
Agnipath Scheme: The issue can potentially turn into the latest conflict between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the state and the BJP-ruled centre. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has asked district authorities to provide full support for ‘Agnipath’ recruitment rallies after the Army flagged “vacillating” support from local administration. Here are top 10 […]Read More
PU’s status: Haryana speaker opposes resolution by Punjab Vidhan Sabha
The resolution said any decision to change PU’s character would not be acceptable to the people of Punjab and, therefore, any proposal in this regard should be dropped with immediate effect Speaker of Haryana Vidhan Sabha and Panchkula MLA Gian Chand Gupta has opposed the resolution passed by the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Thursday slamming […]Read More
Punjab assembly passes resolution against Agnipath scheme
Chief minister Bhagwant Mann, who moved the resolution in the House, said he will soon raise the issue over the contentious programme with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah. The Punjab assembly on Thursday passed a resolution against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme for short-term recruitment to the armed forces that has […]Read More
Will bring in resolution against Agnipath scheme, says Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann
All members, barring BJP MLA, support move | ‘Will bring resolution against the change in the nature and character of Panjab University, Chandigarh’ The AAP government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will table a resolution in the ongoing Budget session of the Vidhan Sabha opposing the Agnipath scheme for the armed forces proposed by […]Read More
Why recruiting retired ‘Agniveers’ in police may not be a good idea
The government’s announcement may help assuage protesters’ ire against the Agnipath scheme. However, experts cite fundamental differences in police and army duties and the way their personnel are trained A day after the Union government, on June 14, announced the Agnipath recruitment scheme for the armed forces, several state governments said they will give preference […]Read More
Agnipath protests: Bharat Bandh passes off peacefully in Punjab
Punjab Police had made elaborate arrangements to deal with any eventuality, and no untoward incident was reported from anywhere in the state, said ADGP (law and order) Ishwar Singh The Bharat Bandh called by armed forces aspirants against the new Agnipath recruitment scheme on Monday passed off peacefully in Punjab, with public transport, government offices and private […]Read More
Agnipath agitation: A day after rampage at Ludhiana railway station, six arrested
Punjab ADGP (railways) MF Farooqui also visited the railway station to review the security arrangements ahead of today’s Bharat Bandh call given by youths protesting against Agnipath scheme. A day after a group of agitators, while protesting against the Agnipath scheme and demanding written exam for Army recruitment, went on rampage at Ludhiana railway station and damaged public […]Read More
Agnipath protests on, train services hit again
Eastern Railway cancels 29 trains, deploys more RPF men There was no let-up in the protests against the Centre’s recently launched military recruitment scheme – Agnipath – as protesters continued to block railway tracks in several parts of West Bengal on Sunday. With the protests also going on in several parts of the country, the Eastern Railway […]Read More
