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The Congress party while releasing its party manifesto, 'Nyay Patra' for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, said that it would abolish the Agnipath programme and direct the armed forces to resume normal recruitment to achieve full sanctioned strength...
Congress has on multiple occasions criticized the central government over the "Agnipath" military recruitment scheme...
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge had written to President Droupadi Murmu highlighting the "gross injustice" done to the youngsters seeking regular employment in the armed forces due to the "Agnipath" scheme, and urged her to ensure justice for them...
The future of nearly two lakh young men and women has become uncertain due to the scrapping of the regular recruitment process in the armed forces, Kharge had said in his letter to the president, who is the supreme commander of the Indian armed forces...
In June 2022, the government rolled out the "Agnipath" recruitment scheme for short-term induction of personnel into the armed forces, with an aim to bring down the age profile of the three services...
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