Agniveers From Northeast Might Join Terror Groups: Assam Party Warns Centre

GUWAHATI: A political party in Assam has warned the central government that the Agniveers from the Northeast might get drawn to militancy out of frustration once they hang up their boots. The Asom Jatiya Parishad (AJP) also said the Agnipath scheme would eventually render the armed forces to pension-less irregular forces and it would threaten the security of the nation. “The problem of insurgency assumes alarming proportions in the Northeast. This year alone more than 250 youth joined the banned insurgent group United Liberation Front of Asom …