Friday, June 17, 2022

Protests intensify in India over new army recruitment plan

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Protests against a new army recruitment program in India intensified on Friday with mobs setting fire to passenger trains.

The government's new plan called Agnipath (Ag-knee-puhth) – aims to hire 23 olds for a four-year stint.

But the exclusion of health benefits and pensions is causing anger, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.

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