INDIA govt will scrap Agnipath scheme, give Rs 8,500 to women's accounts each month: Rahul
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2024-05-27 10:31 GMT
Bakhtiyarpur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday claimed that the INDIA bloc, if voted to power, would scrap the Agnipath scheme of recruitment in defense services and deposit Rs 8,500 to every woman's account each month.
Addressing an election rally at Bakhtiyarpur in Bihar, he asserted that Narendra Modi will not be able to become the prime minister again since there is a clear wave in favor of the INDIA bloc across the country.
When the INDIA block will form the government, the Agnipath scheme will be withdrawn, Gandhi said.
The scheme, announced by the Narendra Modi government in 2022, envisages recruiting young soldiers on a contractual basis for four years and retiring 75 percent of them without certain benefits enjoyed by those who were not employed under this program.
After the formation of the INDIA block government at the Centre, Gandhi said that from July, Rs 8,500 would be deposited in women's accounts every month. This will change the financial condition of every family.
Taking a jibe at the prime minister's sent by God' comment, the Congress leader remarked in jest, After June 4, if ED asks Modi about corruption, he will say I don't know anything...I was sent by God.”