If govt won't listen, Jats will take a political decision, says leader of OBC agitation – Firstpost
8 years, 9 months ago

If govt won't listen, Jats will take a political decision, says leader of OBC agitation – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Yashpal Malik was a relatively unknown entity until 2010, when the Jat community launched a stir in Haryana. His demand—‘reservation for Jats across the country in the central list of other backward classes ’—catapulted him as a leader representing the demands of the Jat community at a national level on reservation issue. They are supporting our movement, but due to the Haryana government’s high-handed, unethical and unconstitutional approach towards the Jat youth involved in the movement, there’s a terror factor working. The Supreme Court cancelled it as the Congress leader Kumari Selja got a report from National Commission for Backward Classes stating that Jats as prosperous and have no right to reservation. KC Gupta’s survey in 2012 clearly states that Jats in Haryana are backward but the government ignored the survey then and deliberately didn’t give us reservation under the OBC category.

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Jat quota stir: Community in Rajasthan calls off agitation after talks with govt delegation
7 years, 9 months ago

Jat quota stir: Community in Rajasthan calls off agitation after talks with govt delegation

Firstpost  

The Jat community in Rajasthan called off their stir demanding reservation on the second day after holding talks with a government delegation, police said Jaipur: The Jat community in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, on Saturday called off their stir demanding reservation on the second day after holding talks with a government delegation, police said. “The Jat agitation has been called off after …

Jat agitation: Protest, which threatened to cripple Delhi, postponed; Haryana CM Khattar meets community leaders
8 years ago

Jat agitation: Protest, which threatened to cripple Delhi, postponed; Haryana CM Khattar meets community leaders

Firstpost  

The Jat agitation that threatened to cripple normal life in Delhi on Monday has been postponed, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Jat leader Yashpal Malik announced on Sunday. The Jat agitation that threatened to cripple normal life in Delhi on Monday was postponed, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Jat leader Yashpal Malik announced on Sunday. Authorities …

Jat agitation called off after talks with CM Khattar, Delhi still on alert
8 years ago

Jat agitation called off after talks with CM Khattar, Delhi still on alert

India TV News  

The Jat agitation that threatened to cripple normal life in Delhi on Monday has been postponed, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Jat leader Yashpal Malik announced here on Sunday. The decision followed several rounds of parleys in Delhi between the government and prominent Jat leaders spearheading the community's agitation in neighbouring Haryana. Khattar said both sides have reached …

Jat quota stir: Haryana, Delhi NCR on alert ahead of protests on Monday outside Parliament
8 years ago

Jat quota stir: Haryana, Delhi NCR on alert ahead of protests on Monday outside Parliament

Firstpost  

Some districts in Haryana, adjoining national capital Delhi, were put on alert on Saturday ahead of the protests planned on 20 March by the Jat community outside Parliament. Chandigarh: Some districts in Haryana, adjoining national capital Delhi, were put on alert on Saturday ahead of the protests planned on 20 March by the Jat community outside Parliament. Talks between top …

Jat stir: Second meet inconclusive, govt to form legal panel to look into cases
8 years, 1 month ago

Jat stir: Second meet inconclusive, govt to form legal panel to look into cases

Hindustan Times  

The second round of talks between protesting jats and government panel on Monday, too, failed to break the ice, but the government agreed to form a four-member panel to look into the demand of withdrawal of pending cases against Jats for violence during last year’s stir. Sources said during the closed-door meeting, which lasted for about four hours at the …

Jat stir: Leaders ask protesters to stop paying electricity, water bills if demands not met
8 years, 1 month ago

Jat stir: Leaders ask protesters to stop paying electricity, water bills if demands not met

Hindustan Times  

Jat leaders while passing a resolution for their future strategy in the ongoing quota agitation asked protesters to stop paying electricity, water bills and repayment of loans to government agencies if their demands were not met by March 1. All India Jat Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti president Yashpal Malik addressing a dharna site at Jassia village of Rohtak district on Sunday. …

Jat stir: Withdrawal of cases, govt jobs, main bone of contention in talks
8 years, 1 month ago

Jat stir: Withdrawal of cases, govt jobs, main bone of contention in talks

Hindustan Times  

Even as the second round of the talks between the five-member committee of the Haryana government officials and the agitating Jat leaders is scheduled for Monday afternoon, the protesters’ demand for regular government jobs for kin of those killed in Jat agitation last year and withdrawal of cases against all the accused, is likely to remain the main bone of …

Jat stir continues in Haryana, enters 17th day
8 years, 1 month ago

Jat stir continues in Haryana, enters 17th day

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: The Jat agitation in Haryana which sought reservation in education and government jobs among other demands entered its 17th day on Tuesday. Haryana's Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Ram Niwas, who is part of the government-appointed committee of senior officers, said that the government is closely monitoring the situation. Besides seeking quota in education and government jobs under the …

Jat quota stir: Signs of trouble as gun-toting youth block highway
8 years, 1 month ago

Jat quota stir: Signs of trouble as gun-toting youth block highway

Hindustan Times  

The Jat agitation for a quota in government jobs and education in Haryana could take an ugly turn again, with gun-toting youth blocking roads and the protest leader warning of an “earthquake”. Jat protesters demanding reservation block traffic at Jassia village, Rohtak, on the Panipat- Rohtak national highway on Sunday. The protesters poured on to the national highway-71 A, which …

Jat quota agitation: Leaders threaten to intensify stir if demands are not met
8 years, 1 month ago

Jat quota agitation: Leaders threaten to intensify stir if demands are not met

Firstpost  

The Jat quota agitation in Haryana continued for the ninth day, with protesters sitting on dharnas at various places on Monday, even as the community’s leaders have threatened to intensify the stir if their demands are not met by the government. Chandigarh: The Jat quota agitation in Haryana continued for the ninth day, with protesters sitting on dharnas at various …

Haryana: Jat quota stir continues, security further strengthened
8 years, 1 month ago

Haryana: Jat quota stir continues, security further strengthened

Firstpost  

The Jat quota agitation in Haryana entered the eighth day on Sunday and remained peaceful, even as the authorities beefed up security in sensitive districts. Chandigarh: The Jat quota agitation in Haryana entered the eighth day on Sunday and remained peaceful, even as the authorities beefed up security in sensitive districts. Haryana’s Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Ram Niwas said …

Jat quota stir in Haryana enters second day, protests remain peaceful
8 years, 1 month ago

Jat quota stir in Haryana enters second day, protests remain peaceful

Firstpost  

The members of Jat community in Haryana continued their agitation in 18 districts of the state seeking reservation in government jobs and other demands. Chandigarh: The members of Jat community in Haryana on Monday continued their agitation in 18 districts of the state seeking reservation in government jobs and other demands. “The dharnas remained peaceful in 18 districts,” All India …

Haryana on maximum alert as Jat quota stir begins, prohibitory orders in place
8 years, 1 month ago

Haryana on maximum alert as Jat quota stir begins, prohibitory orders in place

Hindustan Times  

Haryana has gone on maximum alert as a fresh round of quota agitation called by a section of Jats began on Sunday. Apart from the state police and over 7,000 home guards, 37 companies of central forces have been deployed across the state around sensitive locations including National Highway 1, state highways, railways tracks and Munak canal that takes Yamuna …

Jat stir: Section 144 imposed in parts of Rohtak
8 years, 1 month ago

Jat stir: Section 144 imposed in parts of Rohtak

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: The district administration has imposed CrPC Section 144 in parts of Rohtak district as a precautionary measure in view of the call given by a section of Jats for a fresh round of quota agitation from January 29. The Haryana government has sought 55 companies of paramilitary forces from the Centre besides deployment of 7,000 Home Guards in the …

Gurgaon: Upset with Khattar govt, Jats plan fresh quota agitation
8 years, 2 months ago

Gurgaon: Upset with Khattar govt, Jats plan fresh quota agitation

Deccan Chronicle  

Gurgaon: Accusing the Manohar Lal Khattar government of not fulfilling their demands for reservation, Jat outfits in Haryana have threatened to launch a fresh agitation in 19 districts of the state that witnessed massive protests over the issue last year. "We have been holding panchayats from the last 11 months in many villages on individual level to achieve the eventual …

Jat leaders to campaign against BJP in UP, Punjab Assembly elections
8 years, 9 months ago

Jat leaders to campaign against BJP in UP, Punjab Assembly elections

India TV News  

New Delhi: Several leaders of Jat organisations and Khap panchayats have accused BJP of “cheating” them on the issue of reservation saying they will vote against the party in next year’s assembly elections in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. “We have decided to shun the violent mode of protest and work for defeat of BJP in assembly elections in Punjab and …

Jat quota stir: Haryana government withdraws paramilitary forces
8 years, 9 months ago

Jat quota stir: Haryana government withdraws paramilitary forces

Firstpost  

With the end of the second phase of Jat stir in Haryana, the state government today decided to withdraw the paramilitary forces from several districts except Sonipat where the forces would continue to be deployed as a precautionary measure. Chandigarh: With the end of the second phase of Jat stir in Haryana, the state government today decided to withdraw the …

Haryana Police's appeal to Jat protesters: Maintain peace, end quota stir
8 years, 9 months ago

Haryana Police's appeal to Jat protesters: Maintain peace, end quota stir

Firstpost  

The ADG said efforts were being made to convince Jat agitators that their sit-ins “will cause inconvenience to the public and lead to confrontations”. Chandigarh: Haryana Police on Thursday appealed to Jat protesters to end their agitation, saying it will only cause inconvenience to the public and lead to confrontations. Additional Director General of Police, Law and Order, Muhammad Akil …

Jat quota agitation continues on a subdued note
8 years, 9 months ago

Jat quota agitation continues on a subdued note

Firstpost  

Jat quota agitation continued in various parts of Haryana for the third day on a subdued note, with no untoward incident being reported Chandigarh: The Jat quota agitation continued in various parts of Haryana for the third day on Tuesday, on a subdued note, with no untoward incident being reported from anywhere in the state. In sharp contrast to the …

Jat quota agitation begins in Haryana; paramilitary forces deployed to maintain order
8 years, 9 months ago

Jat quota agitation begins in Haryana; paramilitary forces deployed to maintain order

Firstpost  

Jat leaders on Sunday began a fresh quota agitation in Haryana even as over 5000 paramilitary personnel were deployed along with large contingents of the state police to maintain law and order. Chandigarh: Jat leaders on Sunday began a fresh quota agitation in Haryana even as over 5000 paramilitary personnel were deployed along with large contingents of the state police …

Jat quota stir sees lukewarm response amid tight security
8 years, 9 months ago

Jat quota stir sees lukewarm response amid tight security

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: Three months after their violent agitation left 30 people dead, Jat leaders in Haryana on Sunday renewed their quota stir, drawing lukewarm response amid tight security by the BJP government which had drawn severe flak over its handling of the protest last time. All India Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti, which gave the call for the protest, said they held …

Jat leaders likely to start reservation agitation from 5 June, Haryana cops on alert
8 years, 9 months ago

Jat leaders likely to start reservation agitation from 5 June, Haryana cops on alert

Firstpost  

With Jat community leaders giving a call to restart their agitation for reservation from 5 June, the Haryana Police on Thursday announced that leave of all police personnel has been cancelled Chandigarh: With Jat community leaders giving a call to restart their agitation for reservation from 5 June, the Haryana Police on Thursday announced that leave of all police personnel …

Jat quota stir put off till April 3
9 years ago

Jat quota stir put off till April 3

The Hindu  

The quota agitation by Jats in Haryana was on Friday put off till April 3 with the community leaders agreeing to give the State government time to get a reservation bill passed during the ongoing Assembly session that ends on March 31, 2016. Announcement in this regard was made by All India Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti president Yashpal Malik in …

Jat leaders threaten to resume agitation
9 years ago

Jat leaders threaten to resume agitation

The Hindu  

Weeks after their stir for quotas in jobs and education plunged Haryana into a welter of violence leaving 30 dead, Jat leaders have threatened to resume their agitation if the State’s BJP government does not meet their demands by March 17. “On March 17, we will decide on the next mode of action on whether to block roads, railway tracks …

Jat leaders give ultimatum, tell Khattar govt to meet quota demand by March 17
9 years ago

Jat leaders give ultimatum, tell Khattar govt to meet quota demand by March 17

Firstpost  

Jat leaders in Haryana have threatened to resume their quota agitation, which rocked the state last month and claimed 30 lives, if the Manohar Lal Khattar government does not meet their demand by 17 March. Chandigarh: Jat leaders in Haryana have threatened to resume their quota agitation, which rocked the state last month and claimed 30 lives, if the Manohar …

Stir will end only after quota ordinance: Jat leaders
9 years, 1 month ago

Stir will end only after quota ordinance: Jat leaders

The Hindu  

With the Jat agitation showing no signs of let up, the BJP government in Haryana on Saturday said it has “accepted” the demands of the community which is seeking quota under OBC category. Appealing to protesters to end their stir, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in a statement in Chandigarh on Saturday afternoon asked agitators to “return to their homes …

Jat agitation: Lack of influential leaders on ground did BJP in
9 years, 1 month ago

Jat agitation: Lack of influential leaders on ground did BJP in

Hindustan Times  

An aggravated Jat quota agitation was the last thing first-time Haryana chief minister, Manohar Lal Khattar, and his greenhorn ministers would have wanted. Agriculture minister and Jat leader, Om Prakash Dhankar, who was the chief negotiator when the first round of protests took place at Mayyar in Hisar district, failed to persuade the Deswali Jats of Rohtak. While finance minister, …

BJP warns of stern steps to deal with Jat protest in Haryana
9 years, 1 month ago

BJP warns of stern steps to deal with Jat protest in Haryana

Firstpost  

The party’s tough stand came in the wake of the death of a person in police firing after the protest turned violent. New Delhi: BJP on Friday said the Jat agitation for reservation has become leaderless and was being fuelled by “anarchists” and warned that those indulging in violence will be dealt with sternly. BJP general secretary and Haryana in-charge …

Haryana government extends olive branch, but Jats firm on stir
9 years, 1 month ago

Haryana government extends olive branch, but Jats firm on stir

Hindustan Times  

The ongoing blockade of roads and rail tracks in Haryana by Jats over the quota issue intensified on Wednesday, even as the state government agreed to double the existing 10% reservation in jobs and educational institutions for economically backward persons in the general caste category and including Jats and four other castes under it. Akhil Bharatiya Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti …

Jats continue stir in Haryana: Road, rail traffic disrupted yet again
9 years, 1 month ago

Jats continue stir in Haryana: Road, rail traffic disrupted yet again

India TV News  

Chandigarh: Rail and road traffic was again affected in Rohtak-Jhajjar region on Tuesday as the Jats intensified their ongoing protest demanding reservation in government jobs and educational institutions under OBC category. On Monday, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had said that the four-member committee constituted by his government on the reservation issue demanded by the Jats in government jobs, would …

After Patels of Gujarat, Haryana Jats to launch agitation for reservation
9 years, 6 months ago

After Patels of Gujarat, Haryana Jats to launch agitation for reservation

India TV News  

Chandigarh: Backing the Patel community's demand for reservation in Gujarat, Jats in Haryana today threatened to launch an agitation in the state to press for their demand of OBC quota. “Jats in Haryana will launch an agitation next month. It will be peaceful,” All India Jat Aarkshan Sangarsh Samiti Haryana president Hawa Singh Sangwan said. Jats in Haryana are also …

Emergency meeting convened at Jat Dharamshala | India TV News
9 years, 8 months ago

Emergency meeting convened at Jat Dharamshala | India TV News

India TV News  

Jind: An emergency meeting has been convened at Jat Dharamshala, following the Supreme Court's decision to dismiss the Centre's plea seeking a review of its verdict that set aside a notification to include Jats in the central list of OBC category in 9 states to accord quota benefits to them. Kandela Khap chief and Jat Reservation Committee office bearer Tek …

Regional satraps stare at irrelevance as Jats veer towards BJP
10 years, 8 months ago

Regional satraps stare at irrelevance as Jats veer towards BJP

Firstpost  

It may be just a loudspeaker that has put Moradabad district administration on high alert, but if the high decibel political drama around it continues, it might leave some of the established regional satraps of the Jat community in the mute mode for a long time. Even as the Mahapanchayat issue rages in Western Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district, it also …

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