Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann stopped his convoy after a man protesting against the new military recruitment scheme ‘Agnipath’ asked him for a talk. A video, tweeted by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), shows Mann greeting people somewhere in Punjab during a road show. He is seen standing through the sunroof of his protected SUV, when a man in a black t-shirt waved at him. Soon, the convoy stopped and the man rushed towards the Chief Minister's white Ford Endeavour. The man shook hands with Mann, and said, "All the leaders should have met and discussed 'Agnipath' before implementing it."
Mann, still holding the protester's hand from the sunroof of the vehicle, replied, “If MPs meet to discuss 'Agnipath', I will personally go there.” Though the opposition parties in the Centre have condemned violent protests by military aspirants in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and other states, they have backed the demands of the aspirants that the Centre should sit down for negotiations.
