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.
The Agnipath scheme announced on June 14, seeks to recruit youths in the age bracket of 17-and-half and 21 for only four years with a provision to retain 25 per cent of them for 15 more years.
Despite launching scathing attacks against the Agnipath, the Union government proposed short-entry service scheme in the Indian armed forces, the seriousness of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her opposition on this count is being questioned in her own state. Both Congress and the Left Parties have described her attacks on the floor of the house as a mere