#RahulGandhi hits the Centre over #AgnipathScheme asking about the future of thousands of Agniveers who will retire after 4 years.
Rahul Gandhi on Sunday launched a fresh attack at the Narendra Modi-led government over the ‘Agnipath scheme and termed the Agniveers as the new “experiment” of the Prime Minister which he said is ‘danger for the security of the country and youth’.
“Every year, 60,000 soldiers retire, out of which only 3,000 are getting government jobs. What will be the future of thousands of Agniveers who will retire after four years of contracts ?,” he wrote in a tweet in Hindi.
Slamming the PM over the recruitment scheme in the armed forces, the former Congress president said, “The new ‘experiment’ of the Prime Minister is a danger for the security of the country and youth.” The Congress party has been demanding the ruling BJP to roll back the scheme which he said was a ‘threat to the security of the country’.
In the ongoing Monsoon session of the Parliament, the grand old party has been urging for a discussion over the controversial scheme.