Jat Protests To Intensify

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.

The Jat quota agitation in Haryana continued for the ninth day, with protesters sitting on 'dharnas' at various places today, even as the community's leaders have threatened to intensify the stir if their demands are not met by the government.

Accusing Haryana Government of not fulfilling its demand of giving reservation to Jats under OBC category, members of the community today warned to intensify their protests June onwards even as they made a strong pitch for bringing a central legislation to cover them under quota.

Jats, who are seeking quotas in government jobs, are likely to intensify their agitation after the Haryana government refused to release nearly 100 leaders of the community who were arrested for violent protests.

The agitating Jats, demanding job quota for them, on Thursday, served an ultimatum asking Haryana government to unconditionally release by tomorrow all those who had been taken into custody during the movement.

Tension ran high in this Haryana district as members of the Jat community, seeking quotas in government jobs, blocked the national highway to Delhi and railway tracks on Wednesday, a day after a youth was killed in police firing.

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.

The Jat quota agitation in Haryana continued for the ninth day, with protesters sitting on 'dharnas' at various places today, even as the community's leaders have threatened to intensify the stir if their demands are not met by the government.

Accusing Haryana Government of not fulfilling its demand of giving reservation to Jats under OBC category, members of the community today warned to intensify their protests June onwards even as they made a strong pitch for bringing a central legislation to cover them under quota.

Jats, who are seeking quotas in government jobs, are likely to intensify their agitation after the Haryana government refused to release nearly 100 leaders of the community who were arrested for violent protests.

The agitating Jats, demanding job quota for them, on Thursday, served an ultimatum asking Haryana government to unconditionally release by tomorrow all those who had been taken into custody during the movement.

Tension ran high in this Haryana district as members of the Jat community, seeking quotas in government jobs, blocked the national highway to Delhi and railway tracks on Wednesday, a day after a youth was killed in police firing.