Shashi Tharoor On Agniveer Scheme: Through the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the opposition alliance INDIA reached out to the general public with many points like inflation, unemployment, farmers' revenue. Aside from this, one problem which Congress President Rahul Gandhi has talked about many instances in his rallies is the abolition of the Agniveer scheme. Rahul Gandhi says that if the INDIA alliance authorities is fashioned, then this scheme can be abolished.
Congress MP and veteran chief Shashi Tharoor has clarified his stand on this scheme. Speaking to information company ANI, he stated, “Our military's popularity on the earth is that it is extremely skilled. Once I used to work within the area of peacekeeping within the United Nations, everybody used to say that our military is likely one of the greatest armies on the earth. Why would you like to spoil it? We should always cease this Agniveer scheme and provides everybody an opportunity to serve the nation like earlier than.”
Rahul Gandhi criticized PM Modi over Agniveer Yojana
#WATCH Chandigarh | On Rahul Gandhi's proposal to scrap the Agniveer scheme, Congress chief Shashi Tharoor says, “The popularity of our Military on the earth is that it is extremely skilled. Once I used to work within the UN within the space of peacekeeping, everybody used to say that our… pic.twitter.com/FOPctnZu1K
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Rahul Gandhi has criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Agniveer Yojana on a number of events in election rallies for the Lok Sabha elections. Addressing his first rally in Haryana, he not too long ago stated that if the opposition alliance 'India' comes to energy, the Agniveer Yojana can be cancelled and thrown into the dustbin. He additionally criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for 'turning Hindustan's troopers into labourers'.
What did Amit Shah say?
In the meantime, throughout a rally in Himachal Pradesh, House Minister Amit Shah stated that 25 p.c of Agniveers will get everlasting appointment within the military, whereas the remaining 75 p.c can be given reservation within the state authorities and paramilitary forces. The House Minister stated, subsequently, there can be a uncommon Agniveer who won’t be employed.
He stated, “25 p.c of Agniveers will get everlasting deployment within the military. BJP-ruled state governments have made 10-20 p.c reservation within the police for Agniveers, aside from this, 10 p.c reservation has additionally been made within the central paramilitary forces.
He stated, Agniveers have been given many relaxations like age, examination and they won’t even seem in bodily check. Shah stated that aside from this, personal safety companies and firms will even give choice to Agniveers, who can be educated at authorities expense, they will even get good wage, gratuity and different advantages, jobs.
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