New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- Congress on Wednesday accused the BJP-led government of making a political "U-turn" on the Agnipath scheme, saying the latest revision of the Agniveers' service tenure by two years reflected Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's repeated criticism of the recruitment policy.

"This government is a 'U-turn' government. First Rahul Gandhi says, they don't agree to it. Later they correct," Congress leader Pawan Khera said in a post on X.

Chief of defence staff General NS Raja Subramani announced on Wednesday that the Union cabinet has decided to give Agniveers an option to continue in service for two more years beyond their four-year tenure and apply for absorption into the armed forces at the end of this extended period. ...