Congress Accuses PM Modi Of ‘Petty Politics’ On Vijay Diwas, Calls Remarks On Agnipath ‘Lie’
The Congress on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of engaging in "petty politics" during his tribute to martyrs on Kargil Vijay Diwas. Party called PM Modi's statement about implementing the Agnipath scheme at the Army's request a "blatant lie."
The Congress' criticism followed after Modi's remark that the Agnipath military recruitment scheme was an example of necessary reforms undertaken by the Army and accused the opposition of politicising the recruitment process intended to maintain a younger average age in the armed forces.
During his Kargil Vijay Diwas speech in Dras to mark the 25th anniversary of victory in the Kargil War, Modi dismissed claims that the Agnipath scheme was introduced to cut pension costs and accused some people of polit...