The Railways cancelled 369 trains on Saturday due to the agitation against the Centre s recently announced Agnipath scheme for recruitment of soldiers in the armed forces, officials said.
In a statement, Sonia Gandhi said: I m sad that govt ignored your voice & announced a new scheme that is completely directionless. I appeal to all of you to protest peacefully in a non-violent manner. Indian National Congress is with you.
The government has provied Y-level security cover for nearly a dozen Bharatiya Janata Party leaders on Saturday owing to the rising violence in connection to the anti-Agnipath protests.
Agnipath scheme A man was shot dead in police firing in Telangana s Secunderabad, trains went up in flames, and public and private vehicles were attacked, as railway stations and highways turned into battlegrounds in many states across India amid burgeoning protests against Agnipath.
The railway administration has now decided that it would start operation of trains only after reviewing and ensuring safety, security and law and order situation.