New Delhi: Criticizing the 'Agneepath-Agniveer' scheme does not amount to politicizing or criticizing the armed forces, Communist Party of India (CPI) general secretary D Raja on Thursday said, adding that the Election Commission's instructions on this are misleading.
In a post on X, Raja also said that the election panel should focus on BJP leaders who are making open calls for changing the Constitution.
"ECI's instructions on Agneepath-Agniveer scheme are misleading and encroaching on the prerogative of political parties in making policies. The Agneepath scheme is a way of recruiting army personnel. Criticizing the Agneepath scheme or promising to scrap it is absolutely There is no politicization either." Or criticizing the armed forces,” Raja said in a post on X.
"The Agneepath scheme reduces the armed forces personnel to contractual employees and is a betrayal of the youth of the country. Instead of questioning the ability of political parties to make new policies or end draconian policies like Agneepath, the ECI should be encouraged by the BJP The focus should be on the leaders who are openly calling for changing the Constitution,'' he said.
The Election Commission on Wednesday wrote letters to BJP President J.P. Nadda and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge citing their respective replies to the notices issued on April 25. The Election Commission directed the BJP leader to refrain from giving speeches on religious and communal grounds. ,
He also asked the Congress not to politicize the defense forces and not make potentially divisive statements about the socio-economic composition of the armed forces. The commission was referring to comments made by top Congress leaders on the Agneepath plan.
In a post on X, Raja also said that the election panel should focus on BJP leaders who are making open calls for changing the Constitution.
"ECI's instructions on Agneepath-Agniveer scheme are misleading and encroaching on the prerogative of political parties in making policies. The Agneepath scheme is a way of recruiting army personnel. Criticizing the Agneepath scheme or promising to scrap it is absolutely There is no politicization either." Or criticizing the armed forces,” Raja said in a post on X.
"The Agneepath scheme reduces the armed forces personnel to contractual employees and is a betrayal of the youth of the country. Instead of questioning the ability of political parties to make new policies or end draconian policies like Agneepath, the ECI should be encouraged by the BJP The focus should be on the leaders who are openly calling for changing the Constitution,'' he said.
The Election Commission on Wednesday wrote letters to BJP President J.P. Nadda and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge citing their respective replies to the notices issued on April 25. The Election Commission directed the BJP leader to refrain from giving speeches on religious and communal grounds. ,
He also asked the Congress not to politicize the defense forces and not make potentially divisive statements about the socio-economic composition of the armed forces. The commission was referring to comments made by top Congress leaders on the Agneepath plan.
