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"If PM Modi walks the path of Adolf Hitler, he will die like Hitler," Congress leader Subodh Kant Sahai said at the party's 'Satyagrapha' protest against the Aganipath scheme.

More than 1,200 people have been arrested so far for allegedly participating in violent protests against the Agnipath scheme.

As many as 35 WhatsApp groups that were allegedly spreading fake news about the Agnipath military recruitment scheme were on Sunday banned.

All applicants aiming to join the three services under the 'Agnipath' military recruitment scheme will have to give an undertaking that they were not part of any protest, arson or vandalism.

Under the Agnipath scheme, the Indian Navy will recruit 3,000 Agniveers, of which as per sources 20 per cent would be women.

Additional Secretary Lt. Gen. Anil Puri, Department of Military Affairs (DMA), says no rollback of the Agnipath recruitment scheme would take place.

Congress leaders and supporters criticised the BJP-led central government and said that the Agnipath scheme is not beneficial for the country's youth.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday met the three service chiefs amid escalating protests against the 'Agnipath' military recruitment scheme.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says there were many doubts about the Agnipath recruitment scheme in the minds of the youth and demanded that it be withdrawn.

Protesters in Bihar have set a dozen vehicles on fire in the Taregana district, sparking more violence. Meanwhile, protestors seeking the cancellation of the Agnipath plan have shut off the Delhi-Jaipur motorway. In addition, security at Punjab's Amritsar train station has been beefed up to prevent any unexpected incidents.