Regarding the Agniveer scheme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized the Congress party for opposing reforms to strengthen the Indian Army. “Congress opposes every reform that strengthens the army. Now Congress has realized that the energy of the youth is the biggest strength of the army. Outright lies are being spread regarding army recruitment so that the youth of my country do not join the army. I want to know through the House that for whom does the Congress want to weaken our armed forces, for whose benefit are the Congress members spreading so many lies regarding the armed forces? We are modernizing our armed forces so that they can face any challenge and give a befitting reply. We are making reforms to make our troops battle-ready,” said Prime Minister Modi. His remarks highlighted the government's commitment to military modernization and accused Congress of spreading misinformation to discourage youth from joining the armed forces.