In a bid to placate the politically dominant Jat community in Haryana, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) government has so far decided to withdraw as many as 398 cases registered in connection with the violence, which broke out during a Jat quota agitation in February 2016. Speaking to reporters, additional chief secretary (home) SS Prasad …
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April 9, 2018Haryana government on Friday re-instated three more Haryana Civil Service (HCS) officers, who were suspended for showing negligence of duty during the violent Jat agitation occurred in 2016. The order for the re-instatement of three officers, namely Amit Bhatia, Surender Singh and Vinod Kumar were issued by office of Home Secretary Ram Niwas. During the …
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June 30, 2017Since 2010, Yashpal Malik has been the face of the Jat agitation for other backward class (OBC) reservation in Haryana. Hailing from an agricultural family in Kharar village of Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, Malik founded the Akhil Bharatiya Jat Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti (ABJASS) in 2009 to raise issues of the community.Within no time, Malik’s aggressive …
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May 5, 2017Haryana government has re-instated three Haryana Civil Service (HCS) officers, were suspended for dereliction of duty during the violent Jat agitation, 2017. Those who have been re-instated by the state government are Pankaj Kumar posted then as Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Jhajjar, Jagdeep Singh the then SDM, Hansi and another SDM Dharmendra Singh. All were …
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April 5, 2017The Delhi Police on Sunday said traffic restriction here have been scaled down after the Haryana Jat leaders decided to postpone their protest in the national capital but security arrangements will be kept in place to handle any untoward incident. The police on Saturday said traffic on several Delhi roads will be closed on Monday, …
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March 19, 2017In a big relief to Delhi’ites, the reservation seeking Jat agitators on Sunday called off the march towards the national capital on Monday to press for their demands, for 15 days. The Yashpal Malik-led All India Jat Aarakshan Sangarsh Samiti (AIJASS), which is spearheading the agitation demanding reservations in education and government jobs, decided to post-pone its march …
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March 19, 2017A Deputy Superintendent of Police was among four policemen injured when Jat protesters clashed with police during their march towards Delhi here on Sunday, police said. A Jat leader, however, claimed that police had lobbed tear gas shells and tried to disperse them when they were marching in a peaceful manner. He claimed a few …
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March 19, 2017Delhiites and NCR residents are set to deal with Monday blues with Delhi Police imposing prohibitory orders and traffic restrictions in order to prevent Jat community members from going ahead with their march to Parliament. The All India Jat Aarakshan Sangarsh Samiti (AIJASS), which is spearheading the agitation demanding reservations in education and government jobs, has …
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March 19, 2017The Centre is on high alert and has mobilised heavy security forces even as Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday invited Jat community leaders for talks in Delhi ahead of their proposed agitation programme. "The government is serious about resolving the issue. To maintain peace and brotherhood in the state is our first …
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March 19, 2017The Budget Session of Haryana Assembly on Wednesday witnessed ruckus for over two hours on the ongoing Jat agitation with the Opposition, including the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and the Congress party held the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government responsible for the continuing protest while the ruling party continued to refute the allegations saying …
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March 1, 2017Agitating Jats in Haryana will stage a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Thursday in support of their various demands, including reservations in government jobs and educational institutes for the community. "Several Jats from Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh will stage a protest at Jantar Mantar in …
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March 1, 2017Agitating Jats in Haryana will stage a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Thursday in support of their various demands, including reservations in government jobs and educational institutes for the community. "Several Jats from Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh will stage a protest at Jantar Mantar in …
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March 1, 2017As Haryana government failed to reach an agreement with the Jats staging protest to press for their demands, including OBC quota and withdrawal of cases, community leaders on Friday announced to intensifying their agitation and hold no more dialogues with the government. Despite several rounds of talk with the Jat agitators through its constituted committees, Manohar …
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February 24, 2017The Punjab and Haryana High Court here on Tuesday issued notice of motion to the Centre as well as the Haryana government on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed seeking directions for the respondents to ensure that all national highways, state highways and railway tracks falling in the state, not to be blocked by the …
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February 21, 2017The Punjab and Haryana High Court here on Tuesday issued notice of motion to the Centre as well as the Haryana government on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed seeking directions for the respondents to ensure that all national highways, state highways and railway tracks falling in the state, not to be blocked by the …
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February 21, 2017The Punjab and Haryana High Court here on Tuesday issued notice of motion to the Centre as well as the Haryana government on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed seeking directions for the respondents to ensure that all national highways, state highways and railway tracks falling in the state, not to be blocked by the …
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February 21, 2017The Punjab and Haryana High Court here on Tuesday issued notice of motion to the Centre as well as the Haryana government on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed seeking directions for the respondents to ensure that all national highways, state highways and railway tracks falling in the state, not to be blocked by the …
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