Protesters are demanding that the Centre roll back its newly launched four-year recruitment scheme for the armed forces
Anti-Agnipath protesters torch a train in Bihar on 16 June, 2022. News18
Protests against Agnipath, the Centre’s new recruitment scheme for the armed forces erupted across multiple states on Thursday.
The stir has turned violent in multiple places. In Bihar, army aspirants set ablaze a train and blocked railway tracks leading to the cancellation of at least 22 trains.
Here’s a look at the situation in places where the protests are taking place:
Bihar
Demonstrators torched a train at the Bhabua Road railway station.
A protester told ANI, “We prepared for long & now they’ve brought Tour of Duty (Agnipath) as a four-year job. (We) don’t want that but the old recruitment process.”
Protests have also spread to Jehanabad and Munger.
Uttar Pradesh
In UP, army aspirants blocked roads and raised slogans demanding the withdrawal of the Agnipath scheme.
Haryana
Protests have been taking place in Gurugram and Rewari.
Gurugram traffic police issued an advisory, saying, “Due to a local protest, traffic is diverted at Bilaspur Chowk (NH-48). All commuters using this route are requested to take alternative routes.”
With inputs from agencies
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