The Congress on Friday (October 20) accused the government of involving defence and related agencies in propagation of its schemes, alleging that the Centre is using the Army for its political agenda and weakening it.
Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi, Congress' Ex-Servicemen Department chief Col. (retd) Rohit Chaudhry said this step of the government is an "abuse of power" and is illegal.
"In a bid to promote its politics, the (Narendra) Modi government has handed over posters of government schemes to the Army. The Defence Department has issued a circular, under which 822 selfie points related to the schemes of Modi government will be set up in the country. Instructions have been given to the security agencies of the country to set up these," Mr. Chaudhry claimed.
