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The Hindu Bureau

‘Agnipath recruits may join NE extremist groups after tenure’

GUWAHATI

A regional political party in Assam said the Centre’s Agnipath scheme could be ominous for the northeast, which has a history of extremist violence.

Agnipath, introduced on June 14, entails the recruitment of soldiers below the rank of commissioned officers into the three services of the armed forces for four years. Soldiers recruited under this scheme will be known as Agniveers.

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