Agnipath stir: Tight security in states, hundreds of trains affected amid Bharat Bandh
The demonstrations against the Centre's Agnipath scheme intensified on Monday as some organisations observed a 'Bharat Bandh' demanding a rollback
The demonstrations against the Centre's Agnipath scheme intensified on Monday as some organisations observed a 'Bharat Bandh' demanding a rollback of the plan. The Agnipath scheme, announced on June 14, provides for the recruitment of youths between the age bracket of 17-and-half years to 21 for only four years with a provision to retain 25 per cent of them for 15 more years.
The Delhi-Gurugram Expressway witnessed heavy traffic jam following a call for Bharat Bandh against the Agnipath military recruitment scheme.(PTI)
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In the wake of the Bharat Bandh call, heavy Police was deployed at various parts of the country including raillways stations and key highways.(HT Photo)
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Congress leaders extended theri solidarity with the Army aspirants as they staged a sit in at Jantar Mantar. Mallikarjun Kharge, Salman Khurshid, K Suresh, V Narayanasamy were among the leaders who participated in the sit-in.(HT Photo)
In Delhi, large number of police personnel were deploayed at Nizamuddin Railway station to ensure safety of people, and Railway property.(ANI)
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In Thane, Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) activists blocked road on Eastern Express Highway in protest of Angnipath Army scheme.(HT photos)
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