Project Agnipath: Congress to hold Satyagraha in solidarity with protesters amidst violence
The Congress party announced on Saturday that it will organize Satyagraha on June 19 in solidarity with young people protesting the army's new recruitment program, Agnipath. All MPs, members of the Congress Working Committee, and members of the AICC office will attend the Delhi riots, he said. The party says the plan to enlist young people for four-year terms in the armed forces could be "frugal" but "security-crazy". At a news conference on Thursday, Congress said the new curriculum was controversial, posed several risks, overwhelmed the armed forces' long tradition, and did not guarantee better training. The call for "solidarity" comes amid aggressive protests and violence from misinformed young people demanding the scrapping of the Agnipath program . Army recruits are dissatisfied with the changes introduced as part of the new recruitment system, particularly length of service, no pension, and age limit, making many of them unelectable. The pro