Bihar Agnipath violence: After violent protests gripped Bihar following the Centre’s announcement of the Agnipath defence recruitment scheme, the Bihar Police on Saturday stated that they’re investigating the alleged position of few teaching institutes behind the agitation that reportedly broken railway property price Rs 200 crore.
During the agitation, railway platforms, computer systems and a number of other technical devices have been vandalised, Prabhat Kumar, divisional supervisor for the Danapur Rail Division was quoted as saying information company ANI.
Student unions had known as for a 24-hour bandh throughout the state on Saturday demanding the pressing scrapping of the Agnipath scheme. RJD – the principle opposition get together in Bihar, together with the Left events had backed the decision for a bandh. Taregana raliway station within the Patna district was set on fireplace on Saturday by bandh supporters.
After 46 have been arrested for destroying public property at Danapur station, Patna District Magistrate Chandrashekhar Singh stated that after additional investigation, a number of WhatsApp messages and movies by teaching establishments have been found from the telephones of the arrested agitators, reported ANI. “We’re probing the role of coaching centres based on that content. Stringent action will be taken against coaching institutes if their involvement is established,” Singh was quoted as saying to ANI.
“Heavy deployment of police forces have been done at different places in Bihar. We appeal to all the students and their supporters to hold protests peacefully in the state. Strict action will be taken against those who turn the demonstrations violent,” the DM additional informed ANI.
Several college students getting ready for the Indian Army took to streets in opposition to the ‘Agnipath’ recruitment scheme aimed toward hiring the youth aged between 17.5 years to 21 years for a span of 4 years, in a bid to decrease the common age of the Indian navy and minimize down on the burgeoning authorities expenditure on pension to defence personnel to be able to procure arms and ammunitions.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”