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Protests rage over India’s new military recruitment policy

Protesters shout anti government slogans at a Secundrabad railroad station in Hyderabad, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. Nearly 500 protesters vastly outnumbered policemen as they went on a rampage for more than an hour at Secundrabad railroad station in southern India. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A) Protesters shout anti government slogans at Secundrabad railroad station in Hyderabad, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. Nearly 500 protesters vastly outnumbered policemen as they went on a rampage for more than an hour at Secundrabad railroad station in southern India. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A) Students and activists shout slogans as Indian paramilitary personnel try to detain them following a protest demonstration against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military, in New Delhi, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Indian paramilitary personnel detains a student activist during a protest demonstration against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military, in New Delhi, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Students and activists shout slogans as they block a road during a protest demonstration against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military, in New Delhi, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Students activists resist as Indian paramilitary personnel try to detain them during a protest demonstration against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military, in New Delhi, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Police officers try to stop students and activists during a protest demonstration against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military, in New Delhi, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. Nearly 500 protesters vastly outnumbered policemen as they went on a rampage for more than an hour at Secundrabad railroad station in southern India. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) A Delhi police officer snatches placards from student activists during a protest demonstration against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military, in New Delhi, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Indian paramilitary personnel try to stop students and activists during a protest demonstration against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military, in New Delhi, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. Nearly 500 protesters vastly outnumbered policemen as they went on a rampage for more than an hour at Secundrabad railroad station in southern India. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) A student activist is tossed into a police vehicle during a protest demonstration against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military, in New Delhi, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. Nearly 500 protesters vastly outnumbered policemen as they went on a rampage for more than an hour at Secundrabad railroad station in southern India. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Protesters sit on railway tracks at Secundrabad railroad station in Hyderabad, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. Nearly 500 protesters vastly outnumbered policemen as they went on a rampage for more than an hour at Secundrabad railroad station in southern India. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A) An activist is carried by Indian paramilitary personnel during a protest demonstration against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military, in New Delhi, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. Nearly 500 protesters vastly outnumbered policemen as they went on a rampage for more than an hour at Secundrabad railroad station in southern India. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Protesters sit on railway tracks at Secundrabad railroad station in Hyderabad, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. Nearly 500 protesters vastly outnumbered policemen as they went on a rampage for more than an hour at Secundrabad railroad station in southern India. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A) A damaged railway engine by protesters is seen at Secundrabad railroad station in Hyderabad, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. Nearly 500 protesters vastly outnumbered policemen as they went on a rampage for more than an hour at Secundrabad railroad station in southern India. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A) Police officers try to detain students and activists during a protest demonstration against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military, in New Delhi, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. Nearly 500 protesters vastly outnumbered policemen as they went on a rampage for more than an hour at Secundrabad railroad station in southern India. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Flames rise from a train set on fire by protestorsat Secundrabad railroad station in Hyderabad, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. Nearly 500 protesters vastly outnumbered policemen as they went on a rampage for more than an hour at Secundrabad railroad station in southern India. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A) An activist is carried by Indian paramilitary personnel during a protest demonstration against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military, in New Delhi, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. Nearly 500 protesters vastly outnumbered policemen as they went on a rampage for more than an hour at Secundrabad railroad station in southern India. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Railway workers remove a burnt motorcycle by protesters from the railway tracks at Secundrabad railroad station in Hyderabad, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. Nearly 500 protesters vastly outnumbered policemen as they went on a rampage for more than an hour at Secundrabad railroad station in southern India. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A) Flames rise from a train set on fire by protestors in Patna, India, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Violence erupted in parts of India on Thursday with thousands of angry youths setting train coaches and vehicles on fire, blocking highways and attacking police with rocks to protest a new short-term government recruitment policy for the military. Under the new job program announced by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh this week, the armed forces this year can recruit 46,000 men and women in the age group 17.5-21 but only for four years. Seventy-five percent of them will be compulsorily retired after four years with no pension benefits. (AP Photo/Sanjay Kumar Srivastava) Railway officials douse a fire in a railway coach at a Secundrabad railroad station in Hyderabad, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. Nearly 500 protesters vastly outnumbered policemen as they went on a rampage for more than an hour at Secundrabad railroad station in southern India. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A) Smoke rises from trains set on fire by protestors at a Secundrabad railroad station in Hyderabad, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. Nearly 500 protesters vastly outnumbered policemen as they went on a rampage for more than an hour at Secundrabad railroad station in southern India. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A) Railway officials salvage blankets from a railway coach at a Secundrabad railroad station in Hyderabad, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. Nearly 500 protesters vastly outnumbered policemen as they went on a rampage for more than an hour at Secundrabad railroad station in southern India. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A) Railway officials douse a fire in a railway coach at a Secundrabad railroad station in Hyderabad, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. Nearly 500 protesters vastly outnumbered policemen as they went on a rampage for more than an hour at Secundrabad railroad station in southern India. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A) Flames rise from a train set on fire by protestors at a Secundrabad railroad station in Hyderabad, India, Friday, June 17, 2022. Hundreds of angry youths gave vent to their ire by burning train coaches, vandalizing railroad property and blocking rail tracks and highways with boulders as a backlash continued for a second straight day Friday against a new short-term government recruitment scheme for the military. Nearly 500 protesters vastly outnumbered policemen as they went on a rampage for more than an hour at Secundrabad railroad station in southern India. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A)