Large-scale security arrangements were made by the Government Railway Police, Nandyal, Kurnool, and Anantapur civil police personnel at the key Central and State government installations on Monday to thwart any untoward incidents during the Bharat Bandh on Monday, but the day was peaceful without even a single incident being reported.
Communist Party of India State secretary K. Ramakrishna told mediapersons here on Monday that his party supported the aspirants’ demand of cancellation of the Agnipath scheme. He reiterated the party’s demand that the police immediately release all 31 candidates, who were arrested from Nallapadu and lodged in Rajahmundry Central Jail.
Activists of the Students Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) staged peaceful dharnas in Anantapur and Puttaparthi seeking withdrawal of the notification for recruitment of Agniveers.
