Rahul Gandhi, a prominent Congress MP, announced in Bakhtiyarpur, Bihar, that the Agnipath scheme of recruitment in defense services will be abolished if the INDIA bloc forms the government. Speaking at a rally, Gandhi criticized the scheme, stating that it reduces soldiers to laborers and promised to revert to the previous recruitment system. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, speaking in Chandigarh, supported Gandhi's stance, emphasizing the professional reputation of the Indian Army. Union Minister General VK Singh (retd) condemned Gandhi's remarks, defending the Agnipath scheme and criticizing the promise to scrap it. The debate comes ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections.
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#WATCH | Chandigarh | On Rahul Gandhi's proposal to scrap the Agniveer scheme, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor says, "The reputation of our Army in the world is that it is very professional. When I used to work in the UN in the area of peacekeeping, everyone used to say that our… https://t.co/FOPctnZu1K
#WATCH | Bakhtiyarpur, Bihar: On the Agniveer scheme, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi says "Through the Agniveer scheme, they (Centre) have made the soldiers of India as labourers. We will cancel Agniveer and will do it like it used to happen before. Every youth of India knows that the… https://t.co/oEWBfFFWvT
When INDIA block will form govt, Agnipath scheme of recruitment in defence services will be removed: Rahul Gandhi at rally in Bihar