GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that the state government will recruit most Agniveers into the Assam police.
Taking to his X handle, CM Sarma wrote, “Assam stands firmly with Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji’s efforts modernise @adgpi. Govt of Assam has decided to absorb most Agniveers from the State into the @assampolice.”
He said that the country would ensure the Opposition’s mission to weaken the Indian Army by spreading lies on the Agnipath scheme is defeated.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed in Ladakh’s Kargil on the occasion of 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas, in which he laid stress on the Agniveer scheme, saying that the scheme aims to rejuvenate the Army and ensure its continuous readiness for war.
Slamming the Centre’s Agniveer scheme, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that by training soldiers for just six months and allowing them to serve for only 3-4 years, the government is undermining the quality of training and the professional opportunities available to the Indian Army.
Notably, on June 14, 2022, the Union Cabinet approved an attractive recruitment scheme for Indian youth to serve in the Armed Forces called the ‘Agnipath Scheme’.
The youth selected under this scheme are known as Agniveers. The scheme allows patriotic and motivated youth to serve in the Armed Forces for a period of four years. The scheme has been designed to enable a youthful profile of the Armed Forces.
