The Assam Rifles, as part of its ongoing commitment to youth development in the Unakoti District, has initiated a training program for individuals who have successfully cleared the Agnipath entrance exams.
As the Lok Sabha poll results are out, Janta Dal United (JDU) spokeperson KC Tyagi on Thursday said that the party wants the 'Agnipath' scheme to the reviewed carefully.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over Agnipath scheme and said that Rahul Gandhi is a "burden" on former party president Sonia Gandhi.
Continuing the party's attack on the government over the Agnipath scheme, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday said that it is against the interests of the country's security and the future of the youth
Accusing Congress MP Rahul Gandhi of spreading "falsehood" on the Agnipath scheme, Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleged that a "misconception" is being spread about the scheme and said that the politics of the country changed after Wayanad MP entered politics.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reiterated that his party will scrap the Agnipath Scheme in case the INDIA bloc is voted to power after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and said that 1.5 lakh youth who had completed the Army recruitment process should be compensated.
Congress in its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls has promised to abolish the Agnipath Scheme and return to the normal recruitment processes followed by the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
Targeting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for not fighting Lok Sabha polls from the Amethi constituency, Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra questioned the intentions of Wayanad MP, saying that he could have opted for any other seat rather than contesting from a minority-dominated constituenc
Defence experts looked divided on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's promise to scrap the Agnipath or 'Agniveer' scheme if the INDIA bloc is voted to power after the Lok Sabha elections, with some calling the scheme was forcefully 'imposed' and others suggesting modifications to it.
The party's 20-page vision document titled 'Hamara Adhikar', released at the SP headquarters here in the presence of senior party leaders, also promises to end the Agnipath scheme and introduce regular recruitment in the armed forces.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday claimed that Indian Army was against the idea of Agnipath scheme adding that this policy was a brainchild of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and all decisions regarding it were taken in the Prime Minister Office.