quota: ANI quoted District Magistrate Hari Mohan Meena as saying that amidst the ongoing nationwide protest against the Centre’s new defense recruitment scheme Agneepath, Section 144 has been imposed in Rajasthan’s Kota district till July 18 to maintain peace, law and order. Is. This comes as a large number of Army candidates staged a protest in Kota on Friday, demanding that the central government complete their recruitment process by conducting a written test. Most of the students claim and are worried as most of them have already cleared the physical test, which is an important part of the army recruitment process. The Center is yet to clarify what will happen to the candidates who have already cleared the process as per the old recruitment scheme.
Rajasthan | To maintain peace, law and order in Kota district, Section 144 has been imposed till July 18: Hari Mohan Meena, District Magistrate, Kota pic.twitter.com/9LqWxWjIi9— ANI MP / Chhattisgarh / Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) 18 June 2022
They had cleared a physical test last year for army recruitment, the process for which had started in 2019, and were preparing for the written test, but when the government “canceled” it, they were all disappointed, Rahuveer Singh, President said Veer Force, an organization representing Army candidates.
Meanwhile, protests continued for the third consecutive day in other parts of Rajasthan against the scheme launched by the Center for short-term recruitment in the armed forces.
Students blocked the Jaipur-Agra railway track in Bharatpur on Friday morning, where they clashed with the police and pelted stones. Similar demonstrations were also held in several other districts.
In one incident, a youth preparing for the army in Alwar tried to commit suicide, but the timely intervention of his friends saved his life.
(with agency input)