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In Kannauj, young people protested near Saurikh on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, demanding the withdrawal of the scheme. The number included 145 persons who have been arrested pre-emptively under Article 151 of the CrPC.
Police in Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh have so far detained about 80 people in connection with the district’s violent protests against the center’s Agnipath plan, officials said on Saturday. Of those detained since Friday’s protests, 35 people, including nine coaching institute operators, were arrested for their role in the violence, said Aligarh Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kalanidhi Naithani.
In Bihar, violence and arson marked the fourth consecutive day of protests against Agnipath on Saturday, as a state-wide bandh was also called out by army aspirants to push for the new system of recruitment into the armed forces to be rolled back. Police cracked down on them, arresting a total of 250 people across the state during the day and posting 25 FIRs, according to a police statement here.
The statement also listed the total number of arrests at 718 since Thursday and said more people would be arrested after being identified in a thorough investigation of CCTV footage and videography done at several places.
The center, meanwhile, announced several incentives, including a 10 percent reservation for job vacancies at the Department of Defense and paramilitary forces for Agnipath retirees, as it sought to quell the violent protests raging in many states against the new military recruiting program and mobilize opposition parties. got up. press for a rollback.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, who strongly defended the plan, said it was submitted after extensive consultations and suggested that a “misunderstanding” was being spread for political reasons, while Union Minister Anurag Thakur called on the youths to avoid violence and come forward for conversations. that the government is willing to examine their grievances with an open mind and make changes if necessary.
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