Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday (July 19) brushed aside the allegation as a “rumour”, amid opposition attacks on central authorities alleging that the Indian Army once sought caste certificates for recruitment under the Agnipath scheme, PTI reported.
After several leaders, including BJP MP Varun Gandhi, tweeted an alleged record related to the Agnipath recruitment scheme that asked candidates to provide a caste and religion certificate, Rajnath Singh clarified, “I like to make it clear that this is a rumour. Before independence that (Employment) The machine that was once in the area is being continued and there is no alternative.”
