Jehanabad/Buxar/Gaya (Bihar), June 18
Violent Agneepath protests continued in Bihar for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday, with protesters torching vehicles parked in the premises of a police post in Jehanabad district, officials said.
At around 8.30 am, a large number of protesters gathered outside the Tehta police post and started pelting stones at the security personnel. Later, they torched several vehicles, including a bus and a truck.
Normal life was affected in Gaya, Buxar and Jehanabad districts as well as some other parts of Bihar as vehicles remained off the roads and shops and commercial establishments remained closed due to the state-wide shutdown called by student organisations. Excluding. Led by the leftist All India Students Union (AISA).
Various political parties including RJD, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) have extended their support to the bandh call.
Railways has canceled several trains to prevent damage by the agitators.
The state government has already suspended internet services in 12 districts till June 19 due to heavy violent protests in the state.
Internet services have been suspended in Kaimur, Bhojpur, Aurangabad, Rohtas, Buxar, Nawada, West Champaran, Samastipur, Lakhisarai, Begusarai, Vaishali and Saran districts, as per an order issued by the Home Department.
Prohibitory orders under section 144 of CrPC have also been imposed in the worst-affected districts to prevent any untoward incident, a senior police officer said.
Huge protest rally in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: Hundreds of youths took out a massive protest march here on Saturday against the Centre’s Agneepath scheme.
A large number of Army candidates, who were reportedly waiting to be enrolled in the defense service, gathered at Thampanur in the heart of the city in the morning and marched to the Raj Bhavan, the official residence of Governor Arif Mohammad Khan. ,
They can be seen holding placards and banners raising slogans against the central government’s new military recruitment scheme and urging officials to withdraw their decision at the earliest.
The protesting youths were reportedly residents of different parts of the southern state.
An agitating person said they would continue the strike till the Center withdraws its decision and ensured justice.
“Many of us have decided to join the army and have started preparing for the exam after leaving our graduation midway. What will we do if the Center goes ahead with this plan? Our future Will be in danger. So, we will continue our fight. Till we get justice,” he said.
Violent protests have erupted in parts of the country, demanding the Center to withdraw the Agneepath scheme unveiled by the Defense Ministry, a pan-India merit-based recruitment for enrolling soldiers, airmen and sailors. plan is.
Trains were torched, public and police vehicles attacked and personnel injured during ‘Agneepath’ protests in several states, including Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, on Thursday and Friday.
Under this scheme, the youth will be provided an opportunity to serve as ‘Agniveers’ in the armed forces for a period of four years including training period.
Violence-hit Secunderabad railway station amid tight security
HYDERABAD: Train services at the Secunderabad railway station, which witnessed arson and violence resulting in the death of a protester who wanted to join the armed forces, are now in normalcy, a senior South Central Railway official said on Saturday.
Additional Director General of Police (Railways) Sandeep Shandilya said the situation at Secunderabad station was peaceful and police were deploying additional forces to prevent any untoward incident.
“The situation at the station is normal. We noticed some problem at Mahbubnagar railway station. Overall the railway stations in Telangana are fine,” the police officer said.
A senior South Central Railway official said train services resumed from the station at 8 pm on Friday and are now normal.
He said security has been beefed up in and around the station and only passengers with valid tickets are allowed to enter the station premises.
One arrested, 18 detained during Agneepath protest in Delhi
New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested a man for allegedly making provocative speeches and instigating youths who were protesting against the Agneepath scheme here. Officials gave this information on Saturday.
Police said Surendra Sharma alias Fauji allegedly delivered a speech to a gathering of 50-60 agitators during a protest near the gate of the MCD office in Baba Haridas Nagar on Friday morning.
The youths were raising slogans demanding the withdrawal of the new Agneepath scheme announced for recruiting soldiers in the armed forces on contract basis for four years.
A senior police officer said the protesters were taken to one side of the road so as not to obstruct traffic, later asked to disperse peacefully.
Later, Sharma, a resident of Asalatpur Khawad village near Daulatpur, joined the protest and “provoked” the agitators through his provocative speech. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) M Harsh Vardhan said that he also had a scuffle with police personnel there.
A total of 18 protesters were detained on the spot and preventive action was taken, the police said.
Protesters block railway tracks in Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district
Kolkata: Train services on the Sealdah-Barrackpore route in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district were disrupted for nearly an hour on Saturday as a group of anti-Agneepath agitators blocked railway tracks and registered a protest against the new scheme of recruitment. Push-ups for in the armed forces.
An Eastern Railway spokesperson said that around 20 protesters blocked both the up and down lines at the level crossing from around 10 am, affecting vehicular traffic.
“We love our country, please don’t play with our future. We have been preparing for army since many years and now the center has implemented Agneepath scheme. We demand its immediate withdrawal.
The demonstration affected railway services during office hours, and several passengers waiting at the Barrackpore railway station reached the protest site and clashed with the agitators. A GRP official said the protesters were cleared from the spot around 11.15 am and railway services and vehicular movement resumed.
About 50-60 anti-Agneepath protesters had blocked the railway track at Thakurnagar station in the district for one and a half hours last day.