Agnipath Row: Ahead Of The Sudden Call For Bharat Band Results Massive Traffic Jams

Congress and AAP will stage protest in Jantar Mantar.

New Delhi: Amidst the announcement of Bharat Bandh by the protesters against the military recruitment scheme- Agnipath- by some organisations, the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway on Monday saw heavy traffic jams following a call for Bharat Bandh.

Due to the sudden decision, a massive jam was seen on the expressway near the Sarhaul border as Delhi Police checked vehicles. The organisations have demanded a rollback of the scheme.

In an official tweet by the news agency ANI, "Heavy traffic jam on Sarhaul border at Delhi-Gurugram expressway as Delhi Police begins checking of vehicles in wake of #BharatBandh against #AgnipathScheme, called by some organisations."

While taking notes from the Opposition parties, including Congress and Aam Aadmi Party, will stage protests against the Agnipath scheme at Jantar Mantar in Delhi today. In Faridabad and Noida, prohibitory orders have been imposed that prohibit the assembly of four or more persons.

Ahead of the aggression towards the scheme, Protests erupted in several states including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Telangana during the past four days against the Centre's Agnipath scheme for the recruitment of soldiers between 17.5 and 21 years in the armed forces for four years, followed by compulsory retirement for most without gratuity and pension benefits.

Moreover, the protests have been violent in some parts of the country resulting in the railways cancelling at least 483 trains on Sunday.

The government has stood its ground over the scheme. The three services of the military came out with a broad schedule of enrollment under the new policy yesterday.