The 10% reservation will be implemented in the Indian Coast Guard and defence civilian posts, and all the 16 Defence Public Sector Undertakings. This reservation would be in addition to existing reservation for ex-servicemen.
Agneepath outrage: Those provided the Y category cover include Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Renu Devi, state BJP president and Paschim Champaran MP Sanjay Jaiswal, who were attacked by protesters on Friday.
Section 144 was imposed as a large number of Army aspirants on Friday held a protest in Kota demanding that the Union government complete their recruitment process by conducting a written exam.
As protests against the Centre’s Agnipath recruitment scheme intensified in Bihar on Friday, the demonstrators blocked highways at several places in Buxar, Bhagalpur and Samastipur and burnt tyres as a mark of protest. 20 trains were cancelled due to the arson, while many others were either short-terminated or run on alternate routes.