BJP trying to create armed cadre base through 'Agnipath' scheme: Mamata Banerjee
BJP trying to create armed cadre base through 'Agnipath' scheme: Mamata Banerjee Mamata Banerjee said the BJP is trying to fool the masses ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls by announcing such schemes. Highlights The Modi govt is facing Opposition's ire over the new military recruitment scheme Agnipath scheme provides for recruitment of youths in age bracket of 17-and-half to 21 yrs for 4 yrs The scheme has a provision to retain 25 per cent of Agniveers for 15 more years West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the BJP-led central government over the 'Agnipath' scheme, alleging that the saffron camp was trying to create its own "armed" cadre base through the new defence recruitment programme. Terming the scheme as an insult to the armed forces, Banerjee also wondered whether the BJP plans to hire 'Agniveer' soldiers as "watchmen" at its party offices, after their four-year service period. "The BJP is trying to create its own armed cadre base through this scheme.
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