IYC workers stop train at Shivaji Bridge railway station

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IYC workers stop train at Shivaji Bridge railway station

Tuesday, 21 June 2022 | SR | NEW DELHI

Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers on Monday stopped a train at Shivaji Bridge railway station near Connaught Place here to protest against questioning of Rahul Gandhi's by Enforcement Directorate and to push for their demand for a rollback of Agnipath defence recruitment scheme.

Police said that 16 protesters were detained as police personnel tried to remove them from tracks and station. However, the track was cleared by police and security personnel and train movement resumed after about half an hour. In a tweet, the IYC said, "Members of youth Congress stopped train at Shivaji Bridge while demonstrating against illegal investigation of Rahul Gandhi by ED and 'Agnipath Scheme' of Central Government."The organisation's national president, Srinivas BV, said IYC will keep fighting for unemployed youth of the country. “The government needs to rollback Agniveer scheme. Youth Congress will fight for unemployed youth this country who want to serve country. The IYC stopped  train in Delhi to attract attention of autocratic Government," Srinivas B V said.

The police said a group of IYC protesters had gathered at Shivaji Bridge railway station.They stopped a train there after coming on railway tracks from where they were removed later, police said. IYC members also staged a protest at nearby CP. Gandhi on Monday appeared before  ED for fourth day of questioning in National Herald money laundering case.

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