NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday accused PM Narendra Modi of speaking “blatant lie” by calling the Agnipath scheme a brainchild of the Army, even as he slammed Modi for “doing petty politics” on a special day like the Kargil Vijay Diwas. He reiterated that the Agnipath scheme is bad for national security…
NEW DELHI: Congress’ Rahul Gandhi has written to President Droupadi Murmu against Agnipath scheme, alleging that there was discrimination in the nature and extent of benefits given to families of slain Agniveers. Rahul urged the president to intervene as she is the supreme commander of the armed forces and the issue affects national security.“There can…
NEW DELHI: He argued that this discrepancy would lead to Indian soldiers, termed as “Agniveers,” facing significant challenges in combat situations.Gandhi attributed the conceptualisation of the “Agniveer Yojana” to the Prime Minister, stating that the Army opposes the scheme. He pledged that if the Congress comes to power, they would abolish the recruitment initiative, asserting…
