Akhilesh Yadav has vowed to scrap the Agnipath scheme within a day if his party comes to power, criticizing it as harmful. He argued for the old recruitment system. Meanwhile, Yogi Adityanath announced preferential treatment for retired Agniveers in police recruitment. The scheme, launched in 2022, recruits youths on a four-year term basis, offering 25 percent permanent positions later.