The new scheme of recruitment in the army ‘Agneepath’ is facing huge opposition in many states of the country. In many states, protesters have set trains on fire. Political parties are also targeting the government regarding this plan. All the leaders including Congress and Rahul Gandhi are attacking the Modi government regarding this plan. Whereas Congress MP Manish Tewari has supported the Modi government on this plan by going beyond the party line. Manish Tewari said that the armed forces should not have an employment guarantee program.
Taking a divergence from the party on the Agneepath scheme, Manish Tewari said, “I sympathize with the youth concerned about the Agneepath recruitment process. The reality is that India needs a young armed force with state-of-the-art weapons technology.” He said that the new Agneepath scheme is a much needed improvement in the right direction. This is not the first time that the leader of the opposition party has praised the Modi government. Many opposition leaders have praised the Modi government and PM Modi from time to time.
Amid a tussle with the Congress leadership in August last year, Amarinder Singh had praised the restoration of Jallianwala Bagh by the central government. After retiring from Rajya Sabha, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad had praised PM Modi. NCP chief Sharad Pawar, whose party is part of the coalition government in Maharashtra with Shiv Sena and Congress, had praised the PM’s style of functioning, saying that once he does any work, he makes sure that it is completed. Are. Similarly, former PM HD Deve Gowda has also praised PM Modi. He said that PM Modi works diligently during elections.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh had said that Modi’s model of governance is not a “totally negative story”. Similarly, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor also said that praising the Prime Minister for doing the right thing would give credibility to his criticism of the opposition. On this issue, Abhishek Manu Singhvi also added tone to Shashi Tharoor.
Former Union Minister Anand Sharma had praised PM Narendra Modi for personally reviewing the development of COVID-19 vaccines in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Pune, going beyond party lines. NCP leader Majeed Memon also praised PM Modi and said that the opposition should study the reasons behind Modi and BJP winning the elections.