After comment on Agniveers draws flak, BJP’s Kailash Vijayvargiya blames ‘toolkit gang’ | India News,The Indian Express

Kailash Vijayvargiya's statements drew sharp reaction from BJP MP Varun Gandhi who slammed the comment as an invitation to an Indian soldier to do “chowkidari of a political office”.

BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya said Sunday that if he had to hire a guard for his party office in Indore, he would prefer to hire an Agniveer. After the comment was met with swift criticism, including from his party MP Varun Gandhi, he sought to clarify the statement and shifted the blame to the “toolkit gang”.

Vijayvargiya was speaking at a press conference organised ahead of the upcoming local body elections in the state when he was asked about the violent protests across the nation demanding the rollback of the Centre’s Agnipath scheme. The BJP leader said the scheme promises several benefits for those who are not retained in service after four years.

“Discipline and obeying orders are key in the armed forces… Assuming that he (Agniveer) joins the armed forces at the age of 21, he will still be 25 by the time he leaves the force. He will have Rs 11 lakh cash in his hand. He will also be displaying the Agniveer medal on his chest.”

“If I have to hire someone for the security for the BJP office here, I will give a preference to an ‘Agniveer’,” he added.

Vijayvargiya’s statements drew sharp reaction from BJP MP Varun Gandhi. Taking to Twitter, Gandhi said, “The great army, whose heroic tales even the whole of dictionary is insufficient to tell, whose valor resonates in the whole world; an invitation to that Indian soldier to do ‘Chowkidari’ of a political office, congratulations to the person who gave it.” He added, “Indian Army is a medium of service to Mother Bharati, not just a ‘job’.”

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/agniveers-flak-bjps-kailash-vijayvargiya-blames-toolkit-gang-7978615/


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