Police personnel patrol at the railway station in Gurgaon in the view of Jat agitation. (PTI Photo)
In the wake of Jat leaders in Haryana launching fresh stir over quota, prohibitory orders remained imposed in several parts of the national capital today.
No violence has been reported till noon.
Over a hundred check posts were set up in areas, mostly bordering Haryana, and the police barricaded some road stretches near Singhu Border, on Nangloi-Bahadurgarh road and Karnal road, senior officials said.
Riot control teams have also been deployed in northwest and southwest Delhi. The police are taking no chances after the first round of protests in February, in which roads were blocked and agitation was witnessed in these parts of the city.
Yesterday evening, Delhi Police had imposed CrPC Section 144 (prohibitory orders against unlawful assembly) in the bordering districts of Delhi and other parts of city which are likely to witness protests in connection with Jat quota demand.
Around 11 am today, a small group of Jat protesters reached near Singhu Border, following which senior officials including the Deputy Commissioner of Police and Joint Commissioner of the range rushed to the spot and the situation was brought under control, officials said.
Most of the areas, in which prohibitory orders were imposed, are either located in the border areas near Haryana or inhabited by large number of people belonging to the Jat community.
The prohibitory orders have been implemented in 18 police sub-divisions - Dwarka and Najafgarh in South West Delhi, Alipur and Bawana in outer Delhi, Mehrauli and Vasant Vihar sub division in South Delhi, Sarita Vihar and Ambedkar Nagar sub division in South-East Delhi, Gokalpuri, Seemapuri and Khajuri Khas in North-East Delhi, Madhu Vihar and Kalyanpuri sub division in East Delhi, Mukherjee Nagar in North West Delhi and whole North Delhi, the senior police said.
These 18 sub-divisions, which have under their jurisdiction over 54 police stations, covering over one-fourth of the land area of the city.
Meanwhile, neighbouring Haryana and Punjab are also keeping a close watch on anyone trying to use the social media to spread rumours. Internet services have been suspended in some districts.
The Haryana Police booked several people for violation of prohibitory orders on assembly of five or more people and on charges of spreading rumours through social media.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently stayed a notification of the state government granting reservation to Jats and five other communities. The Haryana assembly had passed a legislation giving them quotas.