Former Union Minister and ex-Army Chief General VK Singh flagged off the Mumbai Kargil Soldierathon 2024 at Military Station Colaba in Maharashtra on Sunday.
Agniveers training to serve in the Indian Armed Forces under the Agnipath Scheme praised the resolution of the state government to provide reservations in the recruitment of police and armed forces and said that the decision would provide a great opportunity to the youth.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised the Agnipath scheme during his address in Ladakh's Kargil on Friday on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas.
Earlier, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, saying that he is the one spreading lies and doing petty politics even on the occasion of the Kargil Vijay Diwas.
On the historic occasion of the 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw praised the Modi government, stating that India has become "aatmanirbhar" (self-reliant) in the defence sector under its leadership.
PM Modi paid tribute to bravehearts who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty in the 1999 Kargil War. The Prime Minister laid a wreath at the Kargil War Memorial in Drass, Ladakh, on the occasion of the 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas.
BJP MP and former Minister of State for Defence, Ajay Bhatt, on Friday accused the opposition leaders of issuing "incorrect statements" against the Agnipath scheme. He said that the NDA government introduced the scheme after studying various similar schemes in other countries.
Addressing the Kargil Vijay Rajat Samaroh on the occasion of the 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas, Union Minister and BJP President JP Nadda on Friday accused the opposition of using the army for their political purposes without giving anything in return.
Stepping up his attacks on the opposition, Union Minister and BJP President JP Nadda while addressing Kargil Vijay Rajat Samaroh on the occasion of 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas on Friday accused them of politicising the "Agniveer Scheme" and PM Narendra Modi's visit to Drass.
The event was organised to commemorate the 'Rajat Jayanti Vijay Diwas and to honour the soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces who laid down their lives during the Kargil War.
Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit on Friday said that there is better coordination now among Indian security forces to ward off security threats emanating from Pakistan.