The government on Saturday announced a 10% reservation for Agniveers in CAPF and Assam Rifles. Protests against the scheme are going on for the 4th day with AISA calling a 24-hour bandh in Bihar.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh will hold a meeting with the defence service chiefs on Saturday amid widespread protest against the Agnipath Scheme through which the government is all set to recruit 46,000 youngsters between the age group of 17.5 and 23 years this year. Intense protests by youth were witnessed in several parts of the country over the last three days with opposition parties urging the government to withdraw the scheme. On Saturday, All India Students’ Associated called a bihar bandh 24 hour in the state, the epicentre of the protest.
