As the deadline for the jat quota stir given by jat bodies in Haryana Friday, the state has imposed Section 144 to prevent any unlawful assembly, Section 144 has been imposed in Rohtak, Hisar and other adjoining districts of Haryana. Alert has been sounded in Rohtak, Hisar and other adjoining districtsof Haryana amid apprehension of repeat of the jat quota stir. As leaders of the jat community threaten another agitation, the district administration has ordered closure of schools and colleges from Thursday. Gurgaon district magistrate T.L. Satya Prakash has directed officials to video-record any kind of assembly taking place in the district and penalise violators as per the law.
“The police have been instructed to fire in the air to disperse any unlawful assembly. First water canon,tear bursts, lathi charge should be used before using weapon or fire,” he said issuing orders to the district police.
According to Hawa Singh Sangwan, president of Akhil Bhartiya Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti, “The Haryana government should introduce the Jat reservation Bill at the earliest. To clear uncertainties, the government must announce the date.
Om Prakash Dhankhar Jat face of the Kahttar cabinet had promised us last time that the Bill would be tabled as soon as the budget session starts on March 14. We have also given an ultimatum to resume agitation after 72 hours from March 14 which already ended now but there is no clarity over it,” Sangwan said.
He added: “Though we have been patiently waiting, it seems that the entire state machinery is busy in a tussle with the Punjab government over the Satluj Yamuna Link canal dispute. The state government could be doing this deliberately to divert attention from the Jat reservation issue. We have been firm with our stand that there would not be a question of compromise at any stage.”
The Jat bodies threatened that this uncertainty could result in violent protests. They said even last time the government had not clarified its stand which led to violence.
“If they would act on our peaceful agitation at an early stage, result could be different. They are doing the very same this time too,” Sangwan said.
