Protest amid Agnipath scheme!
On Friday, Amid Agnipath's scheme, the protest intensified. Mob set trains on fire in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar this morning as the protests over the new military recruitment policy, Agnipath, entered the third consecutive day today.
The government has defended the scheme, calling it "transformative. According to the information, The house of Deputy Chief Minister Renu Devi, who is currently in Patna, was attacked in Bettiah in Bihar's West Champaran district amid protests against the new recruitment scheme that has set off a firestorm. A BJP office was also attacked in the Lakhisarai district.
As per the information,In Uttar Pradesh, a mob entered a railway station in Ballia this morning and set a train coach on fire, and also damaged railway station property before the police used force to disperse.
Several parts of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have witnessed protests over the new military recruitment policy. The protests have spread to BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh and Haryana, where phone, internet, and SMS have been snapped for 24 hours in Palwal district following stone-throwing and violence by protesters.
The age limit for Agnipath recruitment has now been raised to 23 from 21 as a "one-time waiver" following the protests. The government has also put out a 10-point defence of the scheme and assured recruits they will not find themselves in the lurch after completing their four years in the military.
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