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Young people in India persevere on 1,000-kilometre march to demand government jobs

A group of young people hoping to secure jobs in the Indian paramilitary marching to New Delhi. This photo was taken on the 55th day of the march near Akbarpur, in Uttar Pradesh. © Twitter / Vishal Landge

After walking for more than 60 days and 900 kilometres, 200 young Indians are now at the gates of the capital, New Delhi. Their goal: a government contract in a branch of India's paramilitary forces. Those marching say they passed the competitive exam to join the paramilitary four years earlier, but were never appointed to a position. 

As of August 1, 200 young paramilitary hopefuls in India have been marching for 62 days. They set off from Nagpur, in central India, on June 1 and have already managed to cover more than 900 kilometres. They are headed to New Delhi to state their case to Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah. 

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