Agnipath Scheme: 'Some Have Made It A Sensitive Issue,' PM Modi Attacks Opposition On Kargil Vijay Diwas

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Kargil Vijay Diwas: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, attacked the opposition saying some have made the Agnipath Scheme a very sensitive issue.

Modi said the Agnipath scheme was aimed at ensuring that the Indian army remained continuously fit for war. Some, are however, spreading lies, making the scheme a sensitive issue, he said.

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“The goal of Agnipath is to make the army young....The goal of Agnipath is to keep the army continuously fit for war. Unfortunately, some people have made such a sensitive issue related to national security a subject of politics," said Modi.

According to the Prime Minister, some leaders“are doing politics of lies for their personal benefit," at the cost of“army's reform.” He took a further dig at the opposition , by saying the same people behind these lies, have weakened the army by“committing scams worth thousands of crores in the army.”

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