Agnipath scheme ‘injustice’ to army: Rahul condoles death of 2 Agniveers
Two Indian Army Agniveers lost their lives after an artillery shell burst during a firing exercise in Nashik district.
Two Indian Army Agniveers lost their lives after an artillery shell burst during a firing exercise in Nashik district.
While the government, including defence minister Rajnath Singh, has defended the scheme, Leader of Opposition in the Parliament Rahul Gandhi has been vocal about the drawbacks of the scheme.
Taking to the microblogging platform X, Sarma emphasized Assam’s dedication to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of modernizing the Indian Army.
“It is very unfortunate and deplorable that Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji is doing petty politics even on occasions like paying tribute to martyrs on Kargil Vijay Diwas. No Prime Minister has ever done this before,” the Congress president wrote on X.
"A section of voters has been upset over the Agniveer scheme. Our party wants those shortcomings which have been questioned by the public to be discussed in detail and removed," senior JD(U) Leader K C Tyagi said.
Nepals Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday said the new elected government to be installed after the November 20 polls will take a decision on India's Agnipath scheme
Indian Army chief, Gen Manoj Pande arrived in Nepal on Sunday on a five-day official visit during which he will have extensive talks with the country’s top civil and military leadership.
A division bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma granted four weeks to the Centre for filing a detailed response in the matter and slated it for further hearing on October 18.
At least 59,911 youth have registered themselves for the Central government's Agnipath scheme during a recruitment rally in Maharashtra's Nagpur.
The choice will be taken from the students at the time of admission in Class XI. Initially, it will be started in batches of 50 students in 200 schools of the state.
