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
The chiefs of three services - Army, Navy and the Air Force - will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi today to brief him on the 'Agnipath' recruitment scheme.
The outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) has expressed opposition to the Agnipath scheme, calling it a plot by the Modi government to militarise civil society.
As many as 529 trains were cancelled on Monday in the wake of massive pan-India protest against the Centre's newly introduced defence recruitment scheme Agnipath. Of the 529 trains, 181 were mail/express trains and 348 were passenger trains. Apart from them, the Railways also partially cancelled 4 mail express and 6 passenger trains. Also Read: Bihar suspends Internet in 20