4 years ago
New Delhi:
Protests have escalated against 'Agnipath', the Centre's radical recruitment scheme for the armed forces, as it entered the third day today. Mobs set trains on fire in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Telangana, resulting in cancellation of several rail services across the country. Meanwhile, internet services have been suspended in 12 districts of Bihar and three districts in Haryana.
The government unveiled the Agnipath scheme on Tuesday -- calling it a "transformative" scheme-- for the recruitment of soldiers in the Army, Navy and Air Force, largely on a four-year short-term contractual basis. The age limit for Agnipath recruitment has now been raised to 23 from 21 as a one-time waiver following the protests.
