New Delhi: Agnipath protesters are going to stage Bharat Bandh on Tuesday demanding a roll back Agnipath military recruitment scheme. Due to the continuous protests of Agnipath aspirants caused railway department to cancel over 600 trains were cancelled on Monday as part of Bharat Bandh.

The Army issued a notification on Monday for the induction of soldiers under the scheme. The online registration begins from July, said the notification. The railways has suffered a major loss of property due to arson and rioting by the protesters over the last five days.

Congress leaders have sat on a Satyagraha at Jantar Mantar in the national capital to express solidarity with the armed forces aspirants protesting against the Agnipath scheme. Some Youth Congress workers were detained after they blocked a train at the Shivaji Bridge railway station near Connaught Place. Parts of Delhi witnessed traffic jams as the police have tightened security across the city and its bordering areas.

A group of job aspirants blocked the Lal Batti Chowk in Fatehabad, while several others staged a protest on roads in Rohtak district in Haryana. Security has been stepped up at several locations in Kerala, Telangana, West Bengal and Rajasthan also to avoid any untoward incident.

UP Police said strict action will be taken against those found involved in jeopardizing peace. In Punjab, the police have been asked to monitor the activities of social media groups which are allegedly mobilizing or spreading instigating information about the scheme.

The Bihar government has increased security at party offices considered vulnerable. As of now, internet services remain shut in 20 districts. In Jharkhand, all schools will remain closed today amid protests over the Agnipath scheme.

The three services of the military on Sunday came out with a broad schedule of enrolment under the Agnipath scheme and warned those who indulged in violence and arson will not be inducted.