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New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of doing \u2018petty politics\u2019 on Kargil Vijay Diwas.<\/p>\n
Kharge\u2019s criticism comes hours after Modi, during an address at the Kargil War Memorial in Drass, targeted the Opposition for its criticism of the Agnipath scheme and accused them of attempting to weaken the Army.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is very unfortunate and deplorable that Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji is doing petty politics even on occasions like paying tribute to martyrs on Kargil Vijay Diwas,\u201d Kharge wrote on X. \u201cNo Prime Minister has ever done this before.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kharge added that the prime minister\u2019s claim that his government implemented the Agnipath scheme at the behest of the Army \u201cis a blatant lie\u201d and an \u201cunforgivable insult to our valiant Armed Forces\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cModi ji, it is you who are spreading LIES! Former Army Chief (Retd.) General MM Naravane has said on record that 75% of recruits were to be taken for permanency in the \u2018Agnipath Scheme\u2019 and 25% of people were to be let go after 4 years. But the Modi Govt did the opposite, and forcibly implemented this scheme for all three Armed Forces,\u201d Kharge wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cAccording to news reports, Former Army Chief (Retd) General MM Naravane in his book which the Modi Govt, has stalled from being published, has also said, that the \u2018Agnipath Scheme\u2019 was shocking for the Army, and for the Navy and Air Force, it came like a \u201cbolt out of the blue\u201d!\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Further, Kharge pointed out that several retired officers have strongly criticised Agnipath and said that it is endangering the national security and aspirations of the youth from rural backgrounds.<\/p>\n
He added that the former officers have been demanding that the Agnipath scheme should be completely scrapped.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll this is on record. Agniveers do not get any pension, no gratuity, no family pension, no liberalized family pension and no education allowance for their children,\u201d Kharge added.<\/p>\n
Announced in June 2022, the Agnipath scheme recruits personnel to the Indian armed forces for a short period of four years. At the end of four years, up to 25% of recruits, called Agniveers, join the services on a permanent commission (15 more years) subject to merit and other requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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