'UPS Shows BJP Has Come To Its Senses, Will Rollback Agniveer Scheme Too', Says AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj; Watch Video

Delhi, August 25: Delhi minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj, reacting to the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) rolled out by Narendra Modi government on Saturday, claimed that the BJP has finally come to its senses and added that the central government will also have to rollback the Agniveer scheme.

He also said that the government was forced to introduce the new pension scheme as government employees had voted against the BJP in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

In another video, he added that the Opposition had been asking for Old Pension Scheme (OPS) and that until the OPS is not introduced, people will keep boycotting the current government in Centre.

AAP MP Sanjay Singh, commenting on the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) said, "UPS is even worse than the NPS (New Pension Scheme). The paramilitary forces have not been included in this scheme because they do not serve for 25 years, which is the primary criterion to be eligible for the UPS. Central government employees have understood what the government has conspired through the UPS," he said.

"Old Pension Scheme (OPS) should be restored. The duration of service was increased from 20 to 25 years, making the paramilitary ineligible for the UPS. It needs to be brought back to 20 years," the AAP MP commented.

The comments made by Opposition leaders, including the one by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge who said that the 'U' in UPS stands for 'U-turn', shows that the Opposition is in no mood to spare the government over the issue.