Agnipath protests on, train services hit again

There was no let-up in the protests against the Centre’s recently launched military recruitment scheme – Agnipath – as protesters continued to block railway tracks in several parts of West Bengal on Sunday.

With the protests also going on in several parts of the country, the Eastern Railway cancelled or rescheduled several trains connecting Kolkata and other places in West Bengal with northern parts of the country, including the Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express.

A total of 29 trains, including the Poorva Express, Howrah-Kalka Netaji Express, Kolkata-Amritsar Express, Yog Nagari Rishikesh Doon Express, Sealdah-Jaynagar Gangasagar Express,