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.
After the Centre had launched Agnipath and Agniveer schemes in the country, a massive outrage appeared among youths who were preparing for jobs in the armed forces.
Army Chief Manoj Pande, Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar, and Other senior officials of the tri-services were also present at the meeting.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will brief a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Defence that is scheduled to be held in New Delhi on July 11 (Monday), 2022.
According to the published announcement, Agniveervayu would constitute a unique rank in the Indian Air Force, separate from any other existing ranks.
Mamata said, “Why should a state government clean the garbage of the BJP government? They will be all BJP cadres. Instead, we will give jobs to freshers."
