The Congress has reignited its campaign to abolish the Agniveer short-term military recruitment scheme, branding it a “grave danger” to national security, youth employment, and armed forces morale.At a press briefing at AICC headquarters, Rohit Chaudhary, Chairman of the Ex-Servicemen Department, launched “Jai Jawan Campaign Part 2”, pledging to regularise all Agniveers and reinstate permanent pensionable service.
Introduced in 2022, Agniveer enlists youth for four years, with only 25 per cent retained for full service. The remainder, Chaudhary warned, face uncertain futures.