AAP Govt in Punjab will Fully Support Agnipath Scheme: Arvind Kejriwal
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 15th September. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday that the AAP government in Punjab will “fully support” the Agnipath Scheme during Agniveer recruitment drives.
Following reports that the Punjab government was against the recruitment drive, Kejriwal issued a clarification.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had previously criticized the Agnipath Scheme and urged the central government to give defence job applicants the opportunity to serve the country for the rest of their lives, not just four years.
“We had differences with the Centre on Agnipath Scheme but since the Centre has implemented it we will support it fully. We will completely cooperate with the scheme and the army,” Kejriwal said in response to a question during his first offline press conference since the AAP government was formed in Delhi in February 2020.
Later, his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann clarified that the Agnipath scheme has been given “complete support.”
“All deputy commissioners were directed to provide complete support to Army authorities for recruitment of Agniveers in Punjab. Any laxity shall be viewed seriously. Every effort will be made to recruit the maximum number of candidates in the army from the state,” Mann said in a tweet.
The Agnipath scheme, which was launched in June of this year, aims to recruit soldiers for the Army, Navy, and Air Force on a four-year contract.
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