New Delhi:
Train and road traffic, which has been affected in many parts of Northern India due to the Jat agitation, would become normal from today as the protesters have withdrawn their blockade.
Governments of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh conveyed to the Centre that in the wake of agreements with the Jats, who have been seeking quota in Central government jobs, the blockade on the railway tracks and roads have been withdrawn and normal traffic would be resumed this evening.
This was conveyed by top civil and police officials of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to Home Secretary Gopal K Pillai at an hour-long meeting held in New Delhi today.
The Home Secretary took stock of the security situation, including the needs of the state, and asked the officials to ensure that train and road traffic and flow of essential commodities were not disrupted henceforth.
Though the fortnight-long blockade on railway tracks in Uttar Pradesh was withdrawn by the agitators following an order of the Allahabad High Court, blockade on railway tracks in Haryana and Rajasthan continued till today affecting train services.
The apex court had on Thursday taken strong exception to Uttar Pradesh and Haryana Chief Ministers' "support" to Jat stir for quota in central jobs and asked the two states and Rajasthan to ensure that the supply of water and other essential commodities to Delhi is not affected.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court too had directed the Haryana Government to immediately get the rail tracks and other blockades cleared to restore normal movement of trains.
The agitating Jats in Haryana withdrew their blockade last night after Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda agreed to set up 'Haryana Backward Classes Commission' within a month.
Governments of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh conveyed to the Centre that in the wake of agreements with the Jats, who have been seeking quota in Central government jobs, the blockade on the railway tracks and roads have been withdrawn and normal traffic would be resumed this evening.
This was conveyed by top civil and police officials of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to Home Secretary Gopal K Pillai at an hour-long meeting held in New Delhi today.
The Home Secretary took stock of the security situation, including the needs of the state, and asked the officials to ensure that train and road traffic and flow of essential commodities were not disrupted henceforth.
Though the fortnight-long blockade on railway tracks in Uttar Pradesh was withdrawn by the agitators following an order of the Allahabad High Court, blockade on railway tracks in Haryana and Rajasthan continued till today affecting train services.
The apex court had on Thursday taken strong exception to Uttar Pradesh and Haryana Chief Ministers' "support" to Jat stir for quota in central jobs and asked the two states and Rajasthan to ensure that the supply of water and other essential commodities to Delhi is not affected.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court too had directed the Haryana Government to immediately get the rail tracks and other blockades cleared to restore normal movement of trains.
The agitating Jats in Haryana withdrew their blockade last night after Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda agreed to set up 'Haryana Backward Classes Commission' within a month.
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