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Authorities blocked mobile internet services in two Haryana districts as a Jat quota agitation turned violent overnight and crippled normal life across large parts of the state which struggled to maintain supply of essential commodities for the past five days.
Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar called an all-party meeting on Friday to discuss the issue after Jat leaders vowed to continue the agitation till the government provided them reservation under the other backward classes (OBC) category.
Khattar also convened an emergency cabinet meeting on Thursday night to review the situation in the wake of the agitation by the community which constitutes nearly 30% of the state’s population.
Officials said mobile internet services have been blocked in Jhajjar and Rohtak in the Jat heartland which saw violence on Thursday when protesters clashed and pelted stones on police trying to evict them after imposition of prohibitory orders in four districts.
They said the move was aimed at preventing spread of rumours which could add fuel to the already tense situation.
The agitation also spread to northern Haryana districts of Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar.
Two lawyers were injured and two motorcycles were set afire in a clash between members of the Punjabi community and lawyers supporting Jat protesters outside the Rohtak district court.
The district administration has declared holiday in all educational institutions of Rohtak till February 21.
The agitation by Jats has crippled life despite the state government assuring them to include them in quota for economically backward persons (EBP) of general castes and also increasing the EBP quota from 10% to 20%
Jat quota row: Mobile internet blocked in Haryana as stir turns violent | india | Hindustan Times
Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar called an all-party meeting on Friday to discuss the issue after Jat leaders vowed to continue the agitation till the government provided them reservation under the other backward classes (OBC) category.
Khattar also convened an emergency cabinet meeting on Thursday night to review the situation in the wake of the agitation by the community which constitutes nearly 30% of the state’s population.
Officials said mobile internet services have been blocked in Jhajjar and Rohtak in the Jat heartland which saw violence on Thursday when protesters clashed and pelted stones on police trying to evict them after imposition of prohibitory orders in four districts.
They said the move was aimed at preventing spread of rumours which could add fuel to the already tense situation.
The agitation also spread to northern Haryana districts of Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar.
Two lawyers were injured and two motorcycles were set afire in a clash between members of the Punjabi community and lawyers supporting Jat protesters outside the Rohtak district court.
The district administration has declared holiday in all educational institutions of Rohtak till February 21.
The agitation by Jats has crippled life despite the state government assuring them to include them in quota for economically backward persons (EBP) of general castes and also increasing the EBP quota from 10% to 20%
Jat quota row: Mobile internet blocked in Haryana as stir turns violent | india | Hindustan Times
so lets start protesting