Tag: Agniveers

Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged there is indirect pressure on her to appoint Agniveers on state government jobs after they complete four years of service in the armed forces under the Agnipath scheme. According to her, such appeals have come to her from a section of the defence personnel. "Recently, I received a letter from a colonel on this count. He said that he will forward names of Agniveers from a panel which might be recruited in the state government," she said. However, Banerjee asserted...