Centre Wants To Give Jobs To BJP Workers: Mamata On Agnipath Scheme
Mumbai: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has claimed that she received a letter from the Centre on the Agnipath recruitment scheme asking her to provide jobs to BJP workers.
Addressing a gathering on Tuesday, Mamata said, “I received a letter (from the Centre) in which they urged the state govt to give jobs to Agniveers after four years. They want me to give jobs to BJP workers… why should we?… First priority will be given to state youth.”
The Agnipath scheme, which was approved by the cabinet on June 14, was launched in an attempt to bring about a change in the recruitment process of the armed forces.
With the new military recruitment scheme facing criticism, the Center decided to give a one-time relaxation and announced on June 16 that the upper age limit for recruitment through the Agnipath scheme has been raised from 21 to 23 years.
The Ministry of Defence, in its statement in June 2022, said that the Agnipath scheme has been designed to enable a youthful profile of the Armed Forces.
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