Massive protest against Agnipath scheme in Bihar, rail, road traffic hit

Two days after Centre announced the Agnipath scheme for recruitment of soldiers into the Army on a four-year contract basis, massive protests erupted in Bihar, Haryana and Rajasthan as aspirants raised concerns over job security and pension.

Protesters blocked the movement of trains on Patna-Gaya and Patna-Buxar routes by lying down on the railway tracks in Jehanabad and Buxar districts. However, Bihar Police along with their railway counterparts immediately removed the protestors from the track