The Agnipath schemes, which has been announced on June 14, call for the enlistment of young people aged 17 and a half to 21 years into the military forces for only four years, with the option of keeping 25% of them for another 15 years.
Digital Desk: Security has been tightened across various states amid calls for a Bharat Bandh over the short-term recruitment policy by the centre for the defence forces, Agnipath.
Heavy security measures have resulted in major traffic congestion across the Delhi-NCR region. A huge traffic bottleneck was reported as Delhi Police began checking vehicles on the Sarhaul border at the Delhi-Gurugram road.
In response to the Bharat Bandh appeal, all schools in Jharkhand have been closed, and security officers have been deployed across the state.
Howrah Station, Howrah Bridge, Santragachi Junction, Shalimar Railway Station, and other areas in Howrah have security officers posted.
The security of Dak Bungalow Chauraha in Patna has been tightened up.
The Delhi-Noida-Delhi flyway, Meerut Expressway, Anand Vihar, Sarai Kale Khan, Pragati Maidan, and other districts of Delhi experienced massive traffic congestion.
During the Bharat Bandh, barbed wire has been installed at the Vijayawada station in Andhra Pradesh.
East Central Railways has announced the cancellation of 22 more trains.
Many trains have been cancelled, leaving passengers stuck at New Delhi and Gorakhpur railway stations.
In Siliguri, things went on as usual. On the highways, public transportation, including school buses, is available. Government offices are also open for business. In the aftermath of the bandh call, however, security personnel have been deployed.
According to Congressman Ajay Maken, some party leaders would visit President Obama in the evening to demand that the Agnipath project be scrapped.
The Agnipath schemes, which has been announced on June 14, call for the enlistment of young people aged 17 and a half to 21 years into the military forces for only four years, with the option of keeping 25% of them for another 15 years.
However, in 2022, the government extended the upper age limit for recruitment to 23 years.
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