Jat quota stir: Haryana on high alert, paramilitary services deployed in sensitive areas

With a section of Jat community leaders giving a call to re-start protests for reservation from 5 June, the Haryana government and the state police are bracing themselves to deal with the situation. Chandigarh: With a section of Jat community leaders giving a call to re-start protests for reservation from Sunday, the Haryana government and the state police are bracing themselves to deal with the situation. Haryana Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Ram Niwas said that 48 companies of paramilitary forces would assist the state police in maintaining peace across the state. “With a view to ward off any tension, fights, threats to human life, damage to property and deterioration in the law and order situation, District Magistrate, Sonipat, K Makarand Pandurang, has issued orders to ban all Internet services, including Internet 2G, 3G, 4G, Edge, GPRS and Bulk SMS sent via mobile, under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code with effect from 4 June, 2016.