Haryana Jat Reservation

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered status quo on the operation of the Punjab and Haryana High Court verdict, which upheld the constitutional validity of the law providing ten percent reservation to Jat and five other communities in Haryana, till further orders.

Taking their quota stir to the national capital, thousands of Jat community members protested at Jantar Mantar on Thursday and demanded reservations in jobs and educational institutions.

With protesting Jats observing "Balidan Divas" (day of sacrifice) today and threatening to intensify their agitation for reservation, Haryana is on high alert with maximum deployment of forces to prevent any untoward incident.

Protests by the Jat community in Haryana seeking reservation in education institutes and government jobs continued on the 18th day today.

With Jat agitation continuing, the Haryana government has sought from the Centre 5,600 paramilitary personnel to deal with the growing tension in the state.

Seeking reservation in government jobs for the community, members of Jat organisations on Sunday started another round of agitation in Haryana as authorities in the state sounded a high alert to prevent the outbreak of violence.

As Haryana braces for a fresh round of quota agitation by Jats, the district administration has imposed restrictions under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code or CrPC in parts of Rohtak district as a precautionary measure. The assembly of five or more people in about 500 metres from national and state highways, along with railway stations i...

In less than a month, voting in Uttar Pradesh will begin with the western part of the state, and it is here, in Muzaffarnagar, that Jat leaders held a huge meeting over a week ago to discuss who they will support. It will not be the BJP, their leaders announced, to an audience of thousands who had gathered from six different states including Haryan...

CBI today registered three cases to probe incidents of violence and arson during the Jat quota agitation in Rohtak in February, including the burning of residence of Haryana Finance Minister Capt Abhimanyu.

A state-level meeting of representatives of various khaps (caste councils) of Haryana was held in Haryana today to discuss the issue of Jat reservation and it was decided to resume the quota agitation of the community on September 13.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday refused to vacate the stay granted by it last month on Haryana government's decision to grant reservation to Jats and five other communities in jobs and educational institutions.

Amid a renewed agitation by a section of the Jat community in Haryana in support of their demand for reservation, Union Minister Birender Singh today said reservation is the right of the community.

The Delhi Police has declared Section 144, banning large gatherings in border districts this evening as the Jats carried on protests for quota in jobs and education in neighbouring Haryana.

A Jat organisation today accused the BJP of not keeping its word of giving reservation to the community in Haryana and asked its members not to vote for the party in future elections until it changes its "anti-Jat" policy and offers quota as promised.

The Jat community in Haryana begins a second round of agitation on Sunday to press on their demand of an increased quota in government jobs and educational institutes.

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered status quo on the operation of the Punjab and Haryana High Court verdict, which upheld the constitutional validity of the law providing ten percent reservation to Jat and five other communities in Haryana, till further orders.

Taking their quota stir to the national capital, thousands of Jat community members protested at Jantar Mantar on Thursday and demanded reservations in jobs and educational institutions.

With protesting Jats observing "Balidan Divas" (day of sacrifice) today and threatening to intensify their agitation for reservation, Haryana is on high alert with maximum deployment of forces to prevent any untoward incident.

Protests by the Jat community in Haryana seeking reservation in education institutes and government jobs continued on the 18th day today.

With Jat agitation continuing, the Haryana government has sought from the Centre 5,600 paramilitary personnel to deal with the growing tension in the state.

Seeking reservation in government jobs for the community, members of Jat organisations on Sunday started another round of agitation in Haryana as authorities in the state sounded a high alert to prevent the outbreak of violence.

As Haryana braces for a fresh round of quota agitation by Jats, the district administration has imposed restrictions under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code or CrPC in parts of Rohtak district as a precautionary measure. The assembly of five or more people in about 500 metres from national and state highways, along with railway stations i...

In less than a month, voting in Uttar Pradesh will begin with the western part of the state, and it is here, in Muzaffarnagar, that Jat leaders held a huge meeting over a week ago to discuss who they will support. It will not be the BJP, their leaders announced, to an audience of thousands who had gathered from six different states including Haryan...

CBI today registered three cases to probe incidents of violence and arson during the Jat quota agitation in Rohtak in February, including the burning of residence of Haryana Finance Minister Capt Abhimanyu.

A state-level meeting of representatives of various khaps (caste councils) of Haryana was held in Haryana today to discuss the issue of Jat reservation and it was decided to resume the quota agitation of the community on September 13.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday refused to vacate the stay granted by it last month on Haryana government's decision to grant reservation to Jats and five other communities in jobs and educational institutions.

Amid a renewed agitation by a section of the Jat community in Haryana in support of their demand for reservation, Union Minister Birender Singh today said reservation is the right of the community.

The Delhi Police has declared Section 144, banning large gatherings in border districts this evening as the Jats carried on protests for quota in jobs and education in neighbouring Haryana.

A Jat organisation today accused the BJP of not keeping its word of giving reservation to the community in Haryana and asked its members not to vote for the party in future elections until it changes its "anti-Jat" policy and offers quota as promised.

The Jat community in Haryana begins a second round of agitation on Sunday to press on their demand of an increased quota in government jobs and educational institutes.