Those who enjoy mutton parties won't...: Chirag Paswan slams Rahul Gandhi on INDIA's promise to scrap Agniveer scheme

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for claiming that the Army recruitment policy ‘Agniveer scheme’ will be scrapped if the INDIA bloc is voted to power. Taking a jibe at Gandhi, the LJD chief on Wednesday said, “People who only care about mutton parties will not understand such schemes."

INDIA bloc leader's “mutton party" remark came after Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav shared a lunch video with Rahul Gandhi. The two leaders can be seen savouring mutton dishes.

Instead of discussing issues related to the people of Bihar, those leaders who only care about mutton parties and not about the issues of the people of Bihar will not understand schemes like Agniveer, Chirag Paswan told ANI, adding that INDIA bloc leaders will be “throwing mutton parties for one another after June 4".

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"These people (INDIA bloc) will not understand such schemes (Agniveer). People who only care about mutton parties, who come to Bihar and instead of discussing on Biharis, focus on who will treat whom with mutton, will not understand such schemes that has been brought about to strengthen our youth. After June 4, all these people will be throwing mutton parties for one another," Paswan said speaking to ANI while responding to Rahul Gandhi's remark on scrapping the Agniveer scheme.

Commenting on Tejshwi Yadav's prediction for 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, Chirag Paswan mentioned how miserably his predictions for 2014 elections and the 2019 elections failed. Calling INDIA bloc's claim about Lok Sabha elections 2024 as “bogus", Paswan said “ All parties of the INDI alliance are