New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has once again slammed the Centre’s Agnipath scheme and asked if only "friends" will be heard in 'new India' and not the country’s real heroes. He also shared a tweet by Param Vir Chakra awardee Capt Bana Singh criticising the Agnipath scheme for military recruitment in support of his claim.


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Sharing the tweet, Rahul also attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying on one side is his “arrogance and dictatorship” and on the other is the country's 'Paramvir'.


Last week, violent protests against the Agnipath scheme rocked several states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Telangana, while peaceful agitations were held in several places.


"On one side is the country's Paramvir and on the other is the arrogance and dictatorship of the prime minister. In 'New India', will only 'friends' be heard and not the heroes of the country," Gandhi asked in a tweet in Hindi, while sharing a screenshot of Capt Bana Singh's tweet.


Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh also shared the screenshot of Capt Bana Singh's tweet.


"The fact that a Paramvir Chakra Awardee had to delete an honest, heartfelt tweet against Agnipath scheme demonstrates that in India not only Freedom of Speech, but Freedom AFTER Speech is also under peril," he said.


Capt Bana Singh, a Paramvir Chakra awardee, in a Twitter post, had shared his interview saying the Agnipath scheme will destroy the Army. "Save the country, Agnipath scheme will badly damage us, India is going through a crucial stage. Youngsters are the future of our motherland," he had said on Twitter.


The tweet has since been deleted.