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The agitation against the Agnipath scheme continued for a third day on Friday, with protesters targeting the houses of Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Renu Devi and Bihar BJP president and West Champaran MP Dr Sanjay Jaiswal. 
Railway services were disrupted across the country as protesters blocked tracks and set train coaches ablaze in several states such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Telangana.  
Anticipating violence in the state, the Haryana government has suspended internet services in Faridabad district’s Ballabgarh, whereas prohibitory orders under Section 144, restricting gathering of more than four persons, have been imposed in Gurgaon, the police said.
In Telangana, one protester lost his life while several others were injured, after the police allegedly opened fire on a mob at Secunderabad railway station as protests against the Agnipath scheme escalated into large-scale violence and arson.

Agnipath protests: houses of Bihar deputy CM, state BJP chief attacked

Renu Devi was quoted by PTI as saying that her house in Bettiah town was attacked. Window panes and a car parked inside got damaged. None of those inside was injured, she added.

The agitation against the Agnipath scheme continued for a third day on Friday, with protesters targeting the houses of Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Renu Devi and Bihar BJP president and West Champaran MP Dr Sanjay Jaiswal.&nbsp;
Bihar deputy chief minister Renu Devi's house was attacked in Bihar's Bettiah district.
News agency ANI quoted her son as saying that their residence in Bettiah was attacked and they suffered a lot of damage.
The agitators have been unrelenting and even targeted the residence of Bihar BJP chief Sanjay Jaiswal, also in Bettiah. In the assault, one policeman deployed near his residence was also injured and hospitalised.&nbsp;
&ldquo;The large-scale violence and arson is a handiwork of goons instigated by the opposition parties. What else explains targeted attacks on BJP leaders? My house in Bettiah town was attacked. Window panes and a car parked inside got damaged. Thankfully, none of those inside was injured. Petrol pump owned by a brother of Sanjay Jaiswal (state party president) has also been vandalised,&rdquo; Renu Devi told PTI.
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Railway services were disrupted across the country as protesters blocked tracks and set train coaches ablaze in several states such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Telangana. &nbsp;
In Telangana, one protester lost his life while several others were injured, after the police allegedly opened fire on a mob at Secunderabad railway station as protests against the Agnipath scheme escalated into large-scale violence and arson.
with PTI inputs

 Protests against the ‘Agnipath’ scheme of recruitment in armed forces grew more virulent on Friday in Bihar, where a mob attacked the house of Deputy Chief Minister Renu Devi, besides causing heavy damage to railway property and affecting normal life in a number of districts.
The state has been witnessing agitations since Wednesday, a day after the government came out with the new scheme on a four-year contractual basis after which only 25 per cent shall be “regularised” based on performance assessment by seniors, while the rest will be discharged from service without pensionary benefits.
“The large-scale violence and arson is a handiwork of goons instigated by the opposition parties. What else explains targeted attacks on BJP leaders? My house in Bettiah town was attacked. Window panes and a car parked inside got damaged. Thankfully, none of those inside was injured. Petrol pump owned by a brother of Sanjay Jaiswal (state party president) has also been vandalised,” Renu Devi told PTI.
The deputy CM rued that she was planning to leave for Bettiah by helicopter to attend a number of functions, but had to put off the visit in view of the law and order situation.
In Motihari, adjoining Bettiah, the car of BJP MLA Vinay Bihari was pelted with stones and while the legislator and his driver were not injured, the vehicle was badly damaged.
The attack on BJP leaders comes a day after the party's MLA Aruna Devi was injured in a stone-pelting incident at Nawada, where the party office was also torched by the rampaging mob.
The police in Katihar district, taking a cue from Renu Devi's experience, has tightened the security around the house of Tarkishor Prasad, the other deputy CM who also happens to be the local BJP MLA.
The state capital, which had so far been largely untouched by the stir, witnessed some commotion as controversial former MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav staged a demonstration on the Dak Bungalow crossing along with hundreds of supporters, causing huge traffic snarls.
Barely a couple of kilometres away, students staged a huge demonstration at the Kargil chowk and marched through Ashok Rajpath, flanked on either side by colleges affiliated to the Patna University and book shops, coaching centres and residential complexes doubling up as cheap hostels.
“It is natural for the youngsters to be outraged at the ‘Agnipath’ scheme. They do not join the armed forces, putting their lives at risk, to be kicked out after four years with no pensionary benefits,” Yadav told reporters.
He also scoffed at the rationale being given for the scheme that it will cut down the defence pension bill, saying “such talk does not hold water in a country where you become eligible for lifelong pension upon becoming an MP or an MLA even for one day”.
The young protesters demonstrating in front of Patna University were even more vocal.
They also said if the government thought reducing pension bills in this manner was fair, "it should do away with pensions of MPs and MLAs and shorten their tenure to two years".
It was, however, the railways that continued to bear the brunt of the protesters. The East Central Railway zone headquartered at Hajipur, which had announced restoration of normal rail traffic from 3.30 pm on Thursday, again came out with a list of trains that had to be cancelled, short terminated or diverted.
The mob set fire to 30 coaches of two trains, one each at Lakhisarai and Samastipur stations and torched a railway engine in Bettiah. A toll plaza in Deedarganj, the outskirts of Patna, and a police jeep in Nawada were also set ablaze.
Till Thursday evening, the state police had confirmed the arrest of 125 people, lodging of 24 cases and injuries sustained by 16 personnel.

Agnipath protest: protests in Bihar intensify-- ground report

The mob set fire to 30 coaches of two trains, one each at Lakhisarai and Samastipur stations and torched a railway engine in Bettiah. A toll plaza in Deedarganj, the outskirts of Patna, and a police jeep in Nawada were also set ablaze.

&nbsp;Protests against the &lsquo;Agnipath&rsquo; scheme of recruitment in armed forces grew more virulent on Friday in Bihar, where a mob attacked the house of Deputy Chief Minister Renu Devi, besides causing heavy damage to railway property and affecting normal life in a number of districts.
The state has been witnessing agitations since Wednesday, a day after the government came out with the new scheme on a four-year contractual basis after which only 25 per cent shall be &ldquo;regularised&rdquo; based on performance assessment by seniors, while the rest will be discharged from service without pensionary benefits.
&ldquo;The large-scale violence and arson is a handiwork of goons instigated by the opposition parties. What else explains targeted attacks on BJP leaders? My house in Bettiah town was attacked. Window panes and a car parked inside got damaged. Thankfully, none of those inside was injured. Petrol pump owned by a brother of Sanjay Jaiswal (state party president) has also been vandalised,&rdquo; Renu Devi told PTI.
The deputy CM rued that she was planning to leave for Bettiah by helicopter to attend a number of functions, but had to put off the visit in view of the law and order situation.
In Motihari, adjoining Bettiah, the car of BJP MLA Vinay Bihari was pelted with stones and while the legislator and his driver were not injured, the vehicle was badly damaged.
The attack on BJP leaders comes a day after the party's MLA Aruna Devi was injured in a stone-pelting incident at Nawada, where the party office was also torched by the rampaging mob.
The police in Katihar district, taking a cue from Renu Devi's experience, has tightened the security around the house of Tarkishor Prasad, the other deputy CM who also happens to be the local BJP MLA.
The state capital, which had so far been largely untouched by the stir, witnessed some commotion as controversial former MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav staged a demonstration on the Dak Bungalow crossing along with hundreds of supporters, causing huge traffic snarls.
Barely a couple of kilometres away, students staged a huge demonstration at the Kargil chowk and marched through Ashok Rajpath, flanked on either side by colleges affiliated to the Patna University and book shops, coaching centres and residential complexes doubling up as cheap hostels.
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&ldquo;It is natural for the youngsters to be outraged at the &lsquo;Agnipath&rsquo; scheme. They do not join the armed forces, putting their lives at risk, to be kicked out after four years with no pensionary benefits,&rdquo; Yadav told reporters.
He also scoffed at the rationale being given for the scheme that it will cut down the defence pension bill, saying &ldquo;such talk does not hold water in a country where you become eligible for lifelong pension upon becoming an MP or an MLA even for one day&rdquo;.
The young protesters demonstrating in front of Patna University were even more vocal.
They also said if the government thought reducing pension bills in this manner was fair, "it should do away with pensions of MPs and MLAs and shorten their tenure to two years".
It was, however, the railways that continued to bear the brunt of the protesters. The East Central Railway zone headquartered at Hajipur, which had announced restoration of normal rail traffic from 3.30 pm on Thursday, again came out with a list of trains that had to be cancelled, short terminated or diverted.
The mob set fire to 30 coaches of two trains, one each at Lakhisarai and Samastipur stations and torched a railway engine in Bettiah. A toll plaza in Deedarganj, the outskirts of Patna, and a police jeep in Nawada were also set ablaze.
Till Thursday evening, the state police had confirmed the arrest of 125 people, lodging of 24 cases and injuries sustained by 16 personnel.

Amid protest over Agnipath scheme, protesters blocked the Agra-Mathura highway on Friday as they clashed with police and other armed forces.   In a video that has now gone viral on social media, forces are seen coming to the rescue of an elderly couple who were caught in stone-pelting clashes.  The video shows forces firing at the protesters who are hurling stones from the other side of the highway.   Commuters trapped on the highway are seen ducking for cover as stones and bullets fly thick and fast.  Protests had broken out in Bulandshahr, Mathura, Firozabad and Ballia districts over the new scheme that envisages a short four-year term for soldiers in the three armed forces entailing no gratuity or pension upon retirement.

Agnipath protests: clashes on Agra Mathura highway; watch cops save couple from stone-rain

The video shows forces firing at the protesters who are hurling stones from the other side of the highway. &nbsp;

Amid protest over Agnipath scheme, protesters blocked the Agra-Mathura highway on Friday as they clashed with police and other armed forces. &nbsp; &nbsp; In a video that has now gone viral on social media, forces are seen coming to the rescue of an elderly couple who were caught in stone-pelting clashes.&nbsp; &nbsp; The video shows forces firing at the protesters who are hurling stones from the other side of the highway. &nbsp; &nbsp; Commuters trapped on the highway are seen ducking for cover as stones and bullets fly thick and fast. &nbsp; Protests had broken out in Bulandshahr, Mathura, Firozabad and Ballia districts over the new scheme that envisages a short four-year term for soldiers in the three armed forces entailing no gratuity or pension upon retirement.
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Protests have been raging in Uttar Pradesh against the Agnipath scheme. 
Arson has been reported from several cities including Varanasi, Ghaziabad and Ballia.
 

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Protests over the Agnipath scheme erupted in at least six districts of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, with slogan-shouting young men blocking roads and pelting stones.

Protests over the Agnipath scheme erupted in at least six districts of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, with slogan-shouting young men blocking roads and pelting stones.
According to a bulletin issued by the North Eastern Railway, due to the sit-in demonstration against the scheme, operation of 21 trains on Gorakhpur-Chhapra, Chhapra-Ballia, Siwan-Thawe, Chhapra-Masrakh-Thawe, Varanasi-Ghazipur- and Varanasi-Prayagraj rail sections of Varanasi division was affected.
The trains had to be halted at various stations because of the protest.
The protesters hurled stones at buses in Aligarh and Agra. Protests also broke out in Bulandshahr, Mathura, Firozabad and Ballia districts over the new scheme that envisages a short four-year term for soldiers in the three armed forces entailing no gratuity or pension upon retirement.
Authorities stopped trains at Ballia and the neighbouring districts as a precautionary measure.
The aspirants took to the streets opposing the Agnipath scheme which the Centre announced on Tuesday to recruit jawans into the army, the navy and the air force for a four-year-period followed by compulsory retirement for most without gratuity and pension benefits.
It also drew sharp criticism from rival party leaders, including former Uttar Pradesh chief ministers Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati.
In Aligarh, the youths pelted stones at a passenger bus on the highway connecting the district to Ghaziabad. While some window panes of the bus were broken, no passenger was injured in the incident, officials said.
Vehicular traffic in Aligarh was affected for over two hours. Senior police officers persuaded the protesters to vacate the highway and assured them that their demands would be conveyed to the authorities concerned.
Superintendent of Police (City) Kuldeep Singh later told the media that the protesters had been dispersed and normal road traffic restored on the national highway. In Agra, the aspirants not only pelted stones at a government bus in Bah, but they also blocked NH-2, the Agra-Jaipur highway and MG Road, sources said.
However, none was injured in the protests, they added. A similar protest was reported from a village under Mahua Khera police station limits.
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"This scheme will affect the future of those candidates who want to serve the nation for 10 years and not just for four years," a protester requesting anonymity said.
Another student Satyaprakash demanded that the written exam for vacancies announced last year be conducted.
Agra Senior Superintendent of Police Sudhir Kumar Singh told reporters that the SP (City) and other police personnel reached the spot and the situation is under control. The aspirants have been asked to place their demands peacefully, he said.
In Mathura, protesters blocked the Agra-Delhi route, paralysing traffic between Agra and Mathura and Mathura and Gwalior link road for over two hours. The traffic was cleared following persuasion by police officials.
In Firozabad district, a group of youths staged a protest against the scheme in Shikohabad area.
Protests were held in Bulandhshar, Firozabad and Ballia, too, but the candidates dispersed after the district administration and police officers spoke to them and assured that their demands will be conveyed to the authorities concerned.
In Ballia and neighbouring districts, movement of some trains was affected due to the protests, an official said.
Some passenger trains were affected due to the protest, an official said. Train 12562 Swatantrata Sainani Express chugging from Delhi to Jai Nagar on the Varanasi-Chhapra rail section was halted at Ballia Railway Station at 10.47 am, North Eastern Railways' Public Relations Officer Ashok Kumar said.
Train 14006 Lichchavi Express was halted at Bhatni railway station at 10.25 am and train 15054 Lucknow Chhapra Express at Ghazipur railway station at 11.25 am. &nbsp; This was done as a precautionary measure in the wake of protests in Ballia and some districts of Bihar neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, he said.
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Attaching a video of the protesters demanding the withdrawal of the scheme, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav slammed the "misuse of force" on the "future armed forces of the country" alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was "betraying the country and patriotic youth by contractualising the armed forces".
"The proclamation of Bharat Mata must not be a false pretence but a symbol of true patriotism," he tweeted.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati termed the scheme "unfair towards rural youth".
In a series of tweets, she said the scheme will "add to the woes" of the people already beset with inflation and poverty.
The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) has announced protests at all district headquarters in Uttar Pradesh against the Agnipath scheme on Saturday.
The RLD on Thursday also announced a campaign named 'Yuva Panchayat' in support of the youth in western Uttar Pradesh in the coming days to pressure the government to withdraw the new initiative for temporary recruitments in the armed forces. The announcement was made by RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary on social media.
"Maafi Veer Adarsh, Jumla Veer Pracharak, Bhashan Veer Neta - Do not make the Indian Armed Forces 'Agnivir'," Chaudhary said in a cryptic tweet in Hindi.
The 'Yuva Panchayat' will kick-off on June 28 from Shamli and similar youth congregations will be held in Mathura, Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor, Bulandshahr, Amroha, Moradabad, Aligarh, Agra, Ghaziabad and will be culminated in Baghpat on July 16, according to the party's schedule.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not understand what the people of the country want as he cannot hear anything except the voice of his "friends".
In a tweet, he said Agnipath has been rejected by the youth rejected like the farm laws, Demonitisation and GST. 
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, too, urged the prime minister to withdraw the scheme as the youth are opposing it with protests.
She said that the BJP government had to change the rules of the new army recruitment scheme within 24 hours.
She said this this means that the plan has been imposed on the youth in a hurry. She said this a day after the government raised the upper age limit to 23 years from 21 years for recruitment under 'Agnipath', amid protests by youth in several parts of the country against the scheme.

Agnipath age cap changed, Priyanka says it shows job scheme implemented in hurry

The Congress general secretary said that the BJP government had to change the rules of the new army recruitment scheme within 24 hours.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not understand what the people of the country want as he cannot hear anything except the voice of his "friends".
In a tweet, he said Agnipath has been rejected by the youth rejected like the farm laws, Demonitisation and GST.&nbsp;
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, too, urged the prime minister to withdraw the scheme as the youth are opposing it with protests.
She said that the BJP government had to change the rules of the new army recruitment scheme within 24 hours.
She said this this means that the plan has been imposed on the youth in a hurry. She said this a day after the government raised the upper age limit to 23 years from 21 years for recruitment under 'Agnipath', amid protests by youth in several parts of the country against the scheme.
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Agnipath protests: Group of men enter railway station in UP's Ballia, damage railway property

The Ballia police managed to disperse the crowed by force but not before some damage was inflicted. The Ballia police chief said they dispersed the people after talking with them.

Friday morning saw renewed protests against the contentious Agnipath recruitment scheme. A group of men entered the railway station in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district and vandalised a train and railway staion property.&nbsp;
The Ballia police managed to disperse the crowed by force but not before some damage was inflicted. The Ballia police chief said they dispersed the people after talking with them.
According to a report in NDTV, another group of protestors carrying sticks argued with the police outside the railway station.
Videos of the protest show young men with lathis breaking shops and benches at the railway station.
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Bihar woke up to angry protests on Friday. Arson and demonstrations continued for the third consecutive day. 
Videos released on social media show trains at Begusarai, Bettiah, Lakhisarai, Buxar, Samastipur and Arrah districts ablaze. 
The youth in Bihar are continuing protests over the Agnipath scheme, despite the government's 'one-time' relaxation of age limit from 21 to 23 years. 

Arson, protest over Agnipath continues in Bihar

Arson, protest over Agnipath continues in Bihar
Protesters torch train at Luckeesarai Junction
Bihar in grip of violent protests since Thursday

The youth in Bihar are continuing protests over the Agnipath scheme, despite the government's 'one-time' relaxation of age limit from 21 to 23 years.&nbsp;

Bihar woke up to angry protests on Friday. Arson and demonstrations continued for the third consecutive day.&nbsp;
Videos released on social media show trains at Begusarai, Bettiah, Lakhisarai, Buxar, Samastipur and Arrah districts ablaze.&nbsp;
The youth in Bihar are continuing protests over the Agnipath scheme, despite the government's 'one-time' relaxation of age limit from 21 to 23 years.&nbsp;
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Congress leader and MP Manish Tewari on Thursday said the new Agnipath scheme is a much-needed reform in the right direction while noting that the armed forces should not be an employment guarantee programme.
The government on Tuesday unveiled the scheme for the recruitment of soldiers in the Army, Navy and the Air Force largely on a four-year short-term contractual basis, in a major overhaul of the decades-old selection process.
"This is a reform which is much-needed and is a reform in the right direction," Tewari said.
"I do empathise with youth who have concerns over Agnipath recruitment Process. Reality is India needs a younger armed force with lighter human footprint savvy on technology, equipped with state of art weaponry.
"Armed forces of Union shouldn't be an employment guarantee programme," he also said in a tweet.
The remarks are at variance with his party, which has criticised the government over the scheme and has demanded that it should be kept in abeyance and the next step should be taken after holding wider consultations with experts and others.
Under the scheme, youths between the ages of 17 and a half and 21 years will be inducted into the three services. After completion of the four-year tenure, the scheme provides for retaining 25 per cent of the recruits for regular service.
The government has said the new model will not only bring in new capabilities to the armed forces but will also open up avenues for the youth in the private sector.

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"This is a reform which is much-needed and is a reform in the right direction," Tewari said.

Congress leader and MP Manish Tewari on Thursday said the new Agnipath scheme is a much-needed reform in the right direction while noting that the armed forces should not be an employment guarantee programme.
The government on Tuesday unveiled the scheme for the recruitment of soldiers in the Army, Navy and the Air Force largely on a four-year short-term contractual basis, in a major overhaul of the decades-old selection process.
"This is a reform which is much-needed and is a reform in the right direction," Tewari said.
"I do empathise with youth who have concerns over Agnipath recruitment Process. Reality is India needs a younger armed force with lighter human footprint savvy on technology, equipped with state of art weaponry.
"Armed forces of Union shouldn't be an employment guarantee programme," he also said in a tweet.
The remarks are at variance with his party, which has criticised the government over the scheme and has demanded that it should be kept in abeyance and the next step should be taken after holding wider consultations with experts and others.
Under the scheme, youths between the ages of 17 and a half and 21 years will be inducted into the three services. After completion of the four-year tenure, the scheme provides for retaining 25 per cent of the recruits for regular service.
The government has said the new model will not only bring in new capabilities to the armed forces but will also open up avenues for the youth in the private sector.
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Agnipath scheme: Govt changes upper age limit for Agniveers amid protest

 In a stament, the defence ministry noted that it has taken cognizance of the fact that it has not been possible to undertake the recruitment during the last two years. 

Apart from issuing a 'Myth vs Facts' document to address the concerns raised about the scheme, the government's information dissemination arm issued a series of social media posts in its support.

Amid widescale protests and violence, the Narendra Modi government has increased the upper age limit for the recruitment of armed forces under the newly launched Agnipath scheme.&nbsp; In a stament, the defence ministry noted that it has taken cognizance of the fact that it has not been possible to undertake the recruitment during the last two years. The statment said that the government has decided that a one-time waiver shall be granted for the proposed recruitment cycle for 2022 and the upper age limit will now be set at 23 years. While the lower age limit remains unchanged at 17 and a half years, the govt had set the upper age limit at 21 years when it announced what it called a transformative scheme on Tuesday.&nbsp; Trains were set afire and blocked, and public vehicles attacked as protests over 'Agnipath' swept across several places in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana amid partisan political voices in favour and against the new recruitment scheme for the defence forces that has set off a firestorm. Apart from issuing a 'Myth vs Facts' document to address the concerns raised about the scheme, the government's information dissemination arm had issued a series of social media posts in its support but to no avail.&nbsp;
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