SKM-LD AGNIPATH - Samyukt Kisan Morcha to launch nationwide campaign against Agnipath scheme on Sunday (Eds: With additional inputs)

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New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI) The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella organisation of farm unions, on Saturday said it will launch a nationwide campaign against the Centre's Agnipath scheme for military recruitment on August 7.
It said the scheme is a "serious setback" to farming families whose youths have been part of the armed forces.
The campaign will be launched in collaboration with the United Front of ex-Servicemen and various youth organisations.
The Agnipath scheme, announced on June 14, se ...