Outrage over Agnipath, job aspirants block railway track in Delhi’s Nangloi

More than a dozen defence force aspirants on Thursday stopped a train at Nangloi Railway Station in outer Delhi by lying down on tracks protesting against the centre’s Agnipath’ scheme that seeks to recruit soldiers on short term contract.

According to police, around 15-20 people people gathered at Nangloi Railway Station around 9.45 am to protest against a delay in railway recruitment examinations and against the Agnipath Scheme.

They stopped a train which was bound for Old Delhi from Jind in Haryana, police said.

Police reached the spot immediately where GRP staff was also present, asked the protesters to vacate the railway track peacefully, they said.