New Delhi: No youngster taking part in the ongoing violent protests against the Agnipath scheme will be inducted into the armed forces, the military establishment warned on Sunday, stressing there will be no rollback of the new recruitment process that will kick off next week with the training of Agniveers to begin in November-December.
Additional secretary in the defence ministry's department of military affairs Lt General Anil Puri blamed "inimical elements and coaching centres" preparing youth for military recruitment for inciting protests against the scheme.
He maintained the various concessions being announced for the 75% of Agniveers to be demobilised from each batch after four-year tenures, including 10% reservation in the central armed police forces, Assam Rifles, Coast Guard and 16 defence PSUS, were not under duress. "They were planned in advance," he said. Rajat Pandit reports.
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New Delhi: Amid ongoing protests against the Agnipath scheme, defence minister Rajnath Singh held a meeting with the military brass for the second consecutive day on Sunday, with the thrust being on swiftly launching the recruitment process to take the agitating youth off the streets.
This story is from the June 20, 2022 edition of The Times of India Mumbai.
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