Youth Congress workers take to streets, ask Centre to roll back ‘Agnipath’

Describing the new recruitment scheme as “anti youth “ and “anti defence forces”, the Youth Congress leader also appealed to the protestors to refrain from damaging public property. Pointing out that the aspirants have the right to protest against the new recruitment policy as it adversely affects their future, he said the Congress has always acted as a voice of the suppressed and under-privileged sections.

After launching the military scheme Tuesday, the government said the youths aged between 17-and-a-half years and 21 years would be inducted in the defence forces for four years, and 25 per cent of them will be subsequently inducted into regular service.

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