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[Global Network Report] "India Today" reported on the 18th local time that the protests against the new recruitment plan entered the 4th day, and the demonstration spread to many Indian states, including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana and West Bengal, where cars and trains were damaged and burned, and more than 350 trains in India were suspended.
According to reports, there was a violent protest in Bihar on the 18th, and protesters burned more than 60 train cars and some stations. At a train station in Patna, the state capital, protesters threw stones and clashed with police, some of whom were injured. In the Bong Jahanabad area, protesters also set fire to a car, which showed fierce fire engulfing the entire vehicle.
In Uttar Pradesh, some protesters set fire to a passenger train and police threw tear gas to disperse them. Police arrested 250 people for violent protests and opened cases against 400 unidentified people.
In Haryana, protesters blocked a highway. In neighboring Punjab, more than 50 demagogues vandalized railway facilities.
According to Reuters, the recruitment reform plan announced by India's Ministry of Defense aims to allow more young Indians to join the military with a four-year service period, as a way to reduce the average age of 1.38 million Indian servicemen and cut the rapidly growing pension costs. Protesters, who are predominantly young, believe the scheme limits their chances of permanent work in the defence forces, which enjoy fixed salary guarantees, pensions and other benefits in India.