Agnipath is a ‘threat’ to national security: Congress
Hitting out at the military recruitment policy, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said “the outgoing PM/sva-ghoshit Bhagwan’s arrogance is more sacrosanct than the security of the country.”
NEW DELHI: Hitting out at the Modi government, the Congress on Tuesday claimed that the Agnipath military recruitment scheme is a “national security threat” and that it has shrunk the stream of recruitment, which can compromise the country’s security for the next decade.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh’s attack on the government came over a media report that claimed that the Department of Military Affairs is “actively” taking stock of the feedback on serving Agniveers from the services to analyse the effects of their induction to make the commensurate changes suitable for the Army, Air Force and Navy.
In a post on X, Ramesh claimed that Agnipath is a “national security threat.”
“The Indian Armed Forces need to maintain a dense/continuous deployment of personnel along Eastern Ladakh to protect against Chinese aggression,” he said.
“Agnipath has shrunk the stream of recruitment from 75,000 per year to 46,000 per year; the resulting shortfall of personnel can compromise our security for the next decade,” Ramesh claimed.
‘Agniveers’ also have a mere six months of training before being considered battle-ready, he said.
“This is the result of a policy that the Modi Sarkar made with zero forethought, zero consultation, and in the face of active opposition of the three Army chiefs. The outgoing PM/sva-ghoshit Bhagwan’s arrogance is more sacrosanct than the security of the country,” Ramesh said.
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