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The ruckus over Indian Army’s new recruitment scheme Agneepath is not taking its name to stop. Protests are going on in many parts of the country including UP, Bihar in protest against this. It is also having a bad effect on the railways and incidents of arson and sabotage in trains have come to the fore. Due to this 34 trains have been cancelled, while 72 other trains are running behind their schedule by several hours.
Includes five mail and 29 express trains
This 34 trains include five mail and 29 express trains. According to the report, a total of 22 trains have been canceled in East Central Railway zone alone. According to railway officials, at present, it will be difficult to assess the damage caused by this ruckus. Let us tell that in Samastipur and Lakhisarai of Bihar, protesters set the train on fire on Friday morning.
Protesters gathered in Nangloi
The report said that in Nangloi on Friday, protesters blocked railway tracks and raised slogans against the recently announced plan. Delhi Police said they received information at around 9.45 am that 15-20 people have gathered at Nangloi railway station to protest against the Agneepath scheme and delay in RRB exams. After much effort, the police pacified the protesters and dispersed them.
The wheels of these major trains jammed
Talking about the trains which have been affected by this nuisance, these include 12424 Guwahati Rajdhani, 15652 Lohit Express, 28181 Tata Nagar- Katihar Express, 12331 Himgiri Express, 13005 Amritsar Mail, 12392 Shramjeevi Express, 12296 Sanghamitra Express, 13258 Anand Vihar- Danapur. The wheels of express trains are jammed. Apart from this, 13554 Varanasi Asansol Memo, 13152 Jammu Tawi Express 12260 Duronto Express, 12988 Ajmer Sealdah Express, 13009 Doon Express, 12307 Jodhpur Express, 12321 Mumbai Mail, 12987 Sealdah Ajmer Express have also been stopped.