On Kargil War Diwas, PM Modi vs Congress Over Agnipath Scheme

Launched in 2022, the Agnipath scheme was designed to recruit personnel for short-term service in the armed forces.

Congress leader Karti Chidambaram criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for defending the 'Agnipath' scheme at an event to honour the Kargil War soldiers. Mr Chidambaram said that the Army should not be politicised and that the Agniveer scheme should be scrapped.

"Agniveer scheme should be scrapped. Modern warfare requires fully-trained soldiers, and the scheme does not give full-trained soldiers. The Agniveer scheme does not solve the needs of the Army," Mr Chidambaram told NDTV.

"Indian Army has a glorious past and should not be politicised. We salute the army and not the other way around," he added.