Farmers' collective Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), which had spearheaded the agitation against the Centre's now-scrapped agri laws, on Monday dubbedAgnipathas another ploy to harm peasants and announced a nationwide protest on June 24 against the Centre's new military recruitment scheme.
Railway Police have identified key accused in June 17 violence at Secunderabad railway station. (IANS)
The Eastern Railway on Monday cancelled 12 interstate express trains and rescheduled 11 others, including those originating from Howrah, Sealdah and Kolkata stations, owing to the agitations in Bihar and some other states over the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme for recruitment in the Armed forces, an official said.(PTI)
A plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme alleging that the government has quashed the century-old selection process for the Armed forces which is contrary to the constitutional provisions and without having parliamentary approval.
The Agnipath scheme, announced on June 14, provides for the recruitment of youths between the age bracket of 17-and-a-half-years to 21 for only four years with a provision to retain 25 per cent of them for 15 more years. Protests have erupted in several states against the scheme.
Later, the government extended the upper age limit to 23 years for recruitment in 2022.(PTI)