'Agnipath Row': Bhagwant Mann's Assurance After Army Says Lack Of Support

Wednesday, 14 September 2022newsdesk

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has asked district authorities to provide full support for 'Agnipath' recruitment rallies after the Army flagged "vacillating" support from local administration.

New Delhi 14 September 2022

As per news report of NDTV Chief Minister Mann directed all deputy commissioners to provide complete support to Army Authorities for holding the rallies to recruit soldiers. "Any laxity shall be viewed seriously. Every effort will be made to recruit maximum number of candidates in to army from the state," he added. This came after Major General Sharad Bikram Singh, the Army's zonal recruitment officer in Jalandhar, wrote to Punjab Chief Secretary VK Janjua and Kumar Rahul, Principal Secretary, Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training, on the issue.

Source - NDTV