Youth Runs 350 Km From Rajasthan to Delhi to Join Army Aspirants’ Protest at Jantar Mantar | Watch

One of the protesters was a youth from Rajasthan's Nagaur who ran to Delhi and joined the protests at Jantar Mantar, covering a distance of over 350 kilometers on Tuesday.

New Delhi: On Tuesday, thousands of young Army aspirants staged a protest at Jantar Mantar against the delay in recruitment process. The protesters claimed that there has been no recruitment for the non-officer posts in the Army, Air Force and Navy for the last two years. One of the protesters was a youth from Rajasthan’s Nagaur who ran to Delhi and joined the protests at Jantar Mantar, covering a distance of over 350 kilometers on Tuesday. According to an ANI report, Suresh Bhichar started his journey on March 29 and covered a distance of about 6 kilometers every hour.

Bhichar said that he is doing this to draw the attention of the government to the restoration of army recruitment and to motivate the youth to join the Indian Army.

“I used to start the run at 4 in the morning and stopped only after reaching a petrol pump by 11 am, where I rested and received food from the army aspirants in the nearby areas,” Suresh told ANI. Adding further he stated that he is running to generate enthusiasm amongst youth to join the Indian Army. A video shared by ANI shows him running on the streets of Delhi.

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#WATCH दिल्ली: भारतीय सेना में शामिल होने के लिए इच्छुक एक युवा राजस्थान के सीकर से दिल्ली में एक प्रदर्शन में शामिल होने के लिए 50 घंटे में 350 किलोमीटर दौड़कर पहुंचा। pic.twitter.com/rpRVH8k4SI

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Suresh called and said that joining the Indian Army was his passion but he couldn’t join it and he continues to prepare for Territorial Army (TA). “I have been preparing and staying away from my home for over a year now. The expenditure of my education has been borne by my parents after selling a cow and buffalo,” said a 21-year-old Tarun.

मेरी उम्र 24 साल है। मैं नागौर ज़िले(राजस्थान) से आया हूं। भारतीय सेना में शामिल होने के लिए मेरे अंदर जुनून है। 2 सालों से भर्ती नहीं हो रही है। नागौर, सीकर, झुनझुनु के युवाओं की उम्र निकल रही हैं। मैं दौड़कर दिल्ली में युवाओं का जोश बढ़ाने के लिए आया हूं: सुरेश भिंचर pic.twitter.com/26QYaOXrkI

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Hundreds of youths staged a protest in Jantar Mantar requesting the government to restart the army recruitment drives which had been stalled for about 2 years due to Covid, with no recent recruiting announcements. The protesters also stated their concerns about the results and the joining dates.

(With ANI inputs)