"Will Scrap It When We Come To Power": Shashi Tharoor On 'Agnipath Scheme'

While speaking on the 'Agnipath scheme', Congress MP Shashi Tharoor alleged that the scheme is diluting the quality of training and professional opportunities available to the Indian Army. He further said, "The professional reputation of the Indian Army is extremely high around the world. It's considered one of the most professional armies in the world and maintaining that professionalism is in the interest of the entire nation. When you create a situation where soldiers can be trained for 6 months and serve for 3-4 years, you are diluting the quality of training and professional opportunities available to the Indian Army. I believe it is deeply damaging, the only rationale for it, is indeed to save money on the pension and therefore I think that the Congress stands justified in its insistence that we will scrap the scheme when we come to power."