Agnipath protests: Chief ministers of UP, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh have also come out in support, saying ‘Agniveers’ will be given priority for state government jobs.
Amid violent protests in several states over the ‘Agnipath‘ armed forces recruitment scheme, home minister Amit Shah on Friday flagged the government’s decision to increase (for 2022 only) the upper age limit of potential recruits and praised its ‘sensitivity’ in the matter. Shah said prime minister Narendra Modi ‘cares for youth’ and a large number of young men and women would benefit from relaxed age limits and from the ‘Agnipath’ scheme.
