Violent anti-Agnipath protests continued rocking Bihar for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday, with agitators torching autos parked on the premises of a police outpost in Jehanabad district, officers stated. Numerous protestors gathered exterior Tehta police outpost round 8.30 AM and began pelting safety personnel with stones. Later, they set a number of autos, together with a bus and a truck, on hearth, they stated.
Normal life was affected in Gaya, Buxar and Jehanabad districts, in addition to another components of Bihar, as autos remained off the roads and retailers and enterprise institutions had been shut, barring these promoting important gadgets, as a consequence of a statewide bandh known as by pupil organisations led by Left-wing All India Students’ Association (AISA). Various political events, together with RJD, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), have prolonged their help to the bandh name.
Railways have cancelled a number of trains to forestall harm by agitators. The state authorities has already suspended web companies in 12 districts until June 19 as a consequence of huge violent protests rocking the state.
Internet companies 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 below Section 144 of CrPC have additionally been imposed within the most-affected districts to forestall any untoward incident, a senior police official stated.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday introduced a ten per cent reservation for Agniveers in recruitment in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and Assam Rifles. The MHA additionally determined to present three years age leisure past the prescribed higher age restrict to Agniveers for recruitment in CAPFs and Assam Rifles. Further, for the primary batch of Agniveers, the age leisure might be for 5 years past the prescribed higher age restrict.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”