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Haryana Jats suspend agitation

CHANDIGARH: Normal life is expected to get back on track now with the agitating Jats who were squatting on railway tracks in Haryana for over three weeks demanding reservation in Central Government jobs for the community under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota having decided to withdraw the agitation after an agreement with the Government.

Commission

The agitators started dispersing away from the tracks late on Friday night after Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda agreed to set up ‘Haryana Backward Classes Commission' within a month. In a statement, the Chief Minister said that the agitators have agreed to lift all blockades and dharnas with immediate effect.

The Commission would consider the demand of the communities of Ror, Jat, Jat Sikh, Tyagi, Bishnoi and any other community who wishes to be under the ambit of the backward classes in the State.

Court intervention

The Supreme Court on Thursday had taken strong exception to the Uttar Pradesh and Haryana Chief Ministers' "support" to the Jat stir for quota in Central jobs and asked the two States and Rajasthan to ensure that supply of water and other essential commodities to Delhi is not affected. However, hours after the Haryana Chief Minister announced that the Jats had suspended their protests and a Haryana Backward Classes Commission would be set up within a month to look into the matter, leaders of the community on Saturday said they would seek a written assurance from the government on reservation before withdrawing their stir..

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