Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday dismissed the opposition’s allegation of caste certificates being asked from the defence aspirants.
“It’s just a rumour. Earlier system, existing since pre-independence era, is going on. No change has been made. Old system is being continued,” ANI quoted the minister who spoke to the reporters outside Parliament. When asked again, he lost his cool and added there was no need for clarification.
The defence minister’s statement comes after opposition leaders including Tejashwi Yadav had hit out at the Centre for allegedly asking for caste certificates from the ‘Agniveers’.
Taking to Twitter, the leader of opposition in Bihar assembly Tejashwi Yadav shared a screenshot of the notification which asked the aspirants to share their caste certificates.”Don’t ask the caste of the monk But ask the caste of the soldier. The BJP government of the Sangh runs away from the caste census but asks for caste from Agniveer brothers who gave their lives for the service of the country. These castes are being asked because the country’s largest casteist organization RSS will later sort out Agniveers on the basis of caste,” tweeted Yadav.
