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  • Ex-Agniveers To Get Reservation And Age Relaxation In BSF: Home Ministry |

    The Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday announced a significant policy shift to absorb former Agniveers into its ranks. The Ministry of Home affairs notified that experience and training that Agniveers bring to the table after their 4 year tenure make them ideal candidates for force. The decision was announced by the Director General of BSF, highlighting a 10% reservation and age relaxation for ex-Agniveers. 

    The MAH, in a statement, emphasised that this move aligns with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the guidance of Home Minister Amit Shah.  

    BSF finds ex-Agniveers suitable for the force after 4 yrs of experience. DG BSF says, they will get 10% reservation & age relaxation. Decision under leadership of PM Narendra Modi & guidance of Amit Shah will strengthen the forces: Ministry of Home Affairs
    — ANI (@ANI) July 24, 2024

    Earlier, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced that Agniveers from the state who complete their service will be offered positions in various state departments, and provisions for their reservation will also be established.  

    The chief minister was addressing an event in Dehradun when he mentioned that following the introduction of the Agniveer scheme, he held a meeting with Army officers, veterans, soldiers, and other authorities concerned. 

  • Post-Poll Violence: No Reservation If Central Forces’ Stay In Bengal Extended, Home Ministry To HC |

    The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday informed the Calcutta High Court that it has no reservation if the deployment of central forces in West Bengal is extended if the situation demands in the light of allegations of post-poll violence in the state.

    The court directed the Centre and the West Bengal government to assess the situation following the charges of post-poll violence as made by petitioners and disclose all relevant facts relating to these on the next date of hearing on June 21.

    During the hearing, Additional Solicitor General Asok Chakrabarti, representing the Union Home Ministry, submitted before the court that it has no reservations about extending deployment of central forces in the state if the situation demands.

    The counsel for Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, one of the petitioners in two PILs, submitted that a report by the West Bengal government states that till June 12, a total of 107 FIRs have been lodged and that 18 of these are not related to post-poll violence, claiming that thus it admits that post-poll violence was indeed occurring in the state.

    The seven-phase Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal concluded on June 1 and results were declared on June 4.

    A division bench presided by Justice Harish Tandon directed that the matter be listed for hearing again on June 21, till which date the central forces have already been directed by the court to stay put in Bengal.

    It was alleged by Adhikari and lawyer Priyanka Tibrewal in their separate PILs that people belonging to a particular political party were being subjected to atrocities following the conclusion of the Lok Sabha election process.

    The division bench, also comprising Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, said that its main concern is the safety and security of the citizens as serious allegations have been made by the petitioners in the PILs.

    Appearing for the state, Advocate General Kishore Dutta said that the state government was doing its job in maintaining law and order.

    Petitioner-lawyer Priyanka Tibrewal claimed that she has a list of 250 people who were ousted from their homes for their political beliefs and were staying in a dharamshala in Kolkata.

    She sought to submit a supplementary affidavit in this regard before the court on the next date of hearing.