Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Sunday courted controversy when he said that Agniveers recruited under the Centre’s recently announced Agnipath scheme will be given priority while recruiting security guards for the BJP’s offices.
“Discipline and following commands is an integral part of military training. When an Agniveer comes out after serving in the defence sector for four years at the age of even 25 years, he will have ₹11 lakh with him. He will have the tag of an Agniveer that he can proudly display. If I want to hire security for the BJP office, I will give priority to Agniveer,” Mr. Vijayvargiya, one of the senior-most BJP leaders in the State, said at a press conference in Indore on Saturday.
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