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 leaders and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, which were scheduled to be held in New Delhi on Friday, could not be held. Talks between the state government and the Jat leaders hit a roadblock last month as the Haryana government made it clear that it has no jurisdiction to withdraw cases being investigated by the CBI against some Jat leaders over violence during the agitation last year.

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Kejriwal accuses BJP of 'betraying' Jats of Delhi over reservation issue
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Kejriwal accuses BJP of 'betraying' Jats of Delhi over reservation issue

The Hindu  

Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Monday accused the BJP of "betraying" the Jats of Delhi over the issue of reservation, asking the party when they will be included in the Centre's list of Other Backward Classes. The top two leaders of the country — Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah — had promised the …

No 'jatha' will march to Delhi on Tuesday: Punjab farmer leader Pandher
3 months, 2 weeks ago

No 'jatha' will march to Delhi on Tuesday: Punjab farmer leader Pandher

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh, Punjab farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said no 'jatha' of farmers will resume foot march to Delhi on Tuesday, and accused the Centre of being confused on how the protesters should proceed to the national capital. No 'jatha' will march to Delhi on Tuesday: Punjab farmer leader Pandher Pandher said they will decide their next course of action in …

Farmers’ protest LIVE: UP Police detains agitators at Greater Noida; Haryana suspends mobile internet, SMS
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers’ protest LIVE: UP Police detains agitators at Greater Noida; Haryana suspends mobile internet, SMS

Live Mint  

Farmers' Protest March to Delhi LIVE Updates: On Friday, police detained a group of farmers who were part of the 'Delhi Chalo' march, which aimed to pressure the government for a legal guarantee on minimum support price for crops. The farmers had set off from their protest site at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana at 1 pm, with …

Farmers protest live update: Unions to resume march on Dec 8 if Centre fails to engage in talks
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers protest live update: Unions to resume march on Dec 8 if Centre fails to engage in talks

Hindustan Times  

Farmers protest live update: Farmers walk amidst tear gas as they gather on the day they march towards New Delhi to press for better crop prices promised to them in 2021, at the Shambhu barrier, a border crossing between Punjab and Haryana states, India, December 6, 2024. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis Farmers protest live update: A ‘jatha’ of farmers from Punjab under …

Farmers' protest march to capital: Police on alert, heavy security at Haryana, Delhi borders
Top News
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers' protest march to capital: Police on alert, heavy security at Haryana, Delhi borders

New Indian Express  

The Delhi Police on Friday tightened security at borders ahead of the Punjab farmers' march to the national capital. A 'jatha' of 101 farmers will embark on a foot march to Delhi at 1 pm on Friday from their protest site at the Shambhu border on the Punjab and Haryana border. The Ambala district administration has already issued an order …

Farmers' protest highlights: Internet suspended in 7 Haryana districts
1 year, 1 month ago

Farmers' protest highlights: Internet suspended in 7 Haryana districts

Hindustan Times  

Farmers' Protest highlights: Farmers from across multiple states have resumed the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march on Wednesday. Farmer leaders from Punjab and Haryana previously halted the farmers' protest on Sunday evening after the fourth round of talks with Union Ministers. Farmer leaders taking part in agitation on Monday rejected the Centre's proposal of procuring pulses, maize and cotton at MSP by …

Farmers' protest highlights: Internet suspended in 7 Haryana districts
1 year, 1 month ago

Farmers' protest highlights: Internet suspended in 7 Haryana districts

Hindustan Times  

Farmers' Protest highlights: Farmers from across multiple states have resumed the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march on Wednesday. Farmer leaders from Punjab and Haryana previously halted the farmers' protest on Sunday evening after the fourth round of talks with Union Ministers. Farmer leaders taking part in agitation on Monday rejected the Centre's proposal of procuring pulses, maize and cotton at MSP by …

'Remove JCB machines from protest site or...': Haryana cops warn excavator owners
1 year, 1 month ago

'Remove JCB machines from protest site or...': Haryana cops warn excavator owners

India Today  

The Haryana Police on Wednesday asked owners of excavators to withdraw their machines from the protest site, where farmers are set to resume their 'Delhi Chalo' march, else they will be held liable for action. According to police, these excavators might cause harm to security personnel deployed at the two border points of Punjab and Haryana if protesting farmers used …

Farmers protest Day 3: Ryots stay put at Punjab-Haryana border; talks with ministers begin in Chandigarh
1 year, 1 month ago

Farmers protest Day 3: Ryots stay put at Punjab-Haryana border; talks with ministers begin in Chandigarh

New Indian Express  

Three Union ministers will meet farmer leaders in Chandigarh on Thursday for another round of talks as the faceoff between the protesting ryots and police at the Punjab-Haryana border entered its third day. Since the farmers of Punjab and Haryana began their 'Delhi Chalo' march towards the national capital on Tuesday morning, there has been repeated clashes with the security …

Farmers' protest: Haryana govt extends suspension of mobile internet services till February 15
1 year, 1 month ago

Farmers' protest: Haryana govt extends suspension of mobile internet services till February 15

India TV News  

Farmers' protest: The Haryana government extended the ban on mobile internet and bulk SMS services in seven districts for an additional two days until February 15, in view of the ongoing farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' agitation. Notably, farmers are marching towards Delhi demanding a law on Minimum Support Price for crops, farm loan waiver and the implementation of Swaminathan Commission recommendations …

Farmer's Protest: ‘Govt Trying To Threaten Annadata’, AAP Says As Farmer Leader Seeks Release Of Those Detained
1 year, 1 month ago

Farmer's Protest: ‘Govt Trying To Threaten Annadata’, AAP Says As Farmer Leader Seeks Release Of Those Detained

ABP News  

New Delhi: Delhi Ministers and Aam Aadmi Party leaders slammed the Modi government over the restrictions imposed in Delhi and Haryana ahead of the farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march scheduled for February 13. #WATCH | Delhi Minister and AAP leader Gopal Rai says, "On the orders of the centre, the Haryana govt is trying to stop the farmers.They are putting up …

Drifting apart in Haryana
1 year, 4 months ago

Drifting apart in Haryana

The Hindu  

Lately, there have been signs of a rift between the ruling coalition partners in Haryana — the Bharatiya Janta Party and the Jannayak Janta Party. As the BJP and the JJP would like to retain power, their strategy seems to be to consolidate their respective vote banks by politically attacking each other. But after the BJP failed to get a …

Nuh violence: Supreme Court issues notice to UP, Haryana and Delhi amid clashes
1 year, 7 months ago

Nuh violence: Supreme Court issues notice to UP, Haryana and Delhi amid clashes

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court has issued notices to Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi in the wake of communal clashes in Nuh, Gurugram and neighbouring areas. Earlier in the day a plea before the Supreme Court had noted that 23 protest marches had been announced by right-wing groups Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal in various parts of the National Capital Region …

Delhi on alert as Haryana violence spreads from Nuh to Gurgaon. Top developments
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi on alert as Haryana violence spreads from Nuh to Gurgaon. Top developments

Live Mint  

Delhi on alert: Fresh violence in Gurugram on Tuesday night has put the national capital of India on an alert. The Delhi Police enhanced patrolling in the national capital on Tuesday after an alert was sounded following communal clashes in Gurugram and adjoining areas in Haryana. Four people, including two home guards, died and many others injured in Nuh, where …

Nuh violence: SC issues notices to Haryana, Delhi and UP govts amid protests, next hearing on August 4
1 year, 7 months ago

Nuh violence: SC issues notices to Haryana, Delhi and UP govts amid protests, next hearing on August 4

India TV News  

Amid protest marches and demonstrations being organised against the violence in Haryana's Nuh, the Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and governments. Protests by VHP, Bajrang Dal Meanwhile, Members of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Wednesday staged protests in several parts of the national capital against the violence that broke out in the Nuh …

Hinting at Bigger Conspiracy? Amid Al-Qaeda Threat, Friday Stir on Prophet Remark Raises Concern
2 years, 9 months ago

Hinting at Bigger Conspiracy? Amid Al-Qaeda Threat, Friday Stir on Prophet Remark Raises Concern

News 18  

Protests erupting in several parts of the country, including Delhi, after Friday prayers at mosques raises a key question on security — is there a bigger conspiracy or an outfit behind it? The nationwide protests also raise a concern as it comes two days after a letter warned of Islamist militant attacks to avenge derogatory remarks about Prophet Mohammad by …

Revealed: Connecting the dots between Jahangirpuri violence and 2020 Delhi riots
2 years, 11 months ago

Revealed: Connecting the dots between Jahangirpuri violence and 2020 Delhi riots

India TV News  

Highlights Special Cell likely to take over Jahangirpuri case C Block Kushal Chowk had a connection with the 2020 North-East riots of Delhi The protests against CAA/NRC had mainly illegal Bangladeshi women and children Jahangirpuri Violence: The Special Cell or the Crime Branch of Delhi Police is likely to take over the Jahangirpuri violence case in which eight police personnel …

Jat Reservation Issue Returns to Haunt BJP in West UP Ahead of Polls as 'Cheated' Community Says Rights Denied
3 years, 4 months ago

Jat Reservation Issue Returns to Haunt BJP in West UP Ahead of Polls as 'Cheated' Community Says Rights Denied

News 18  

The issue of Jat reservation may once again heat up in Western Uttar Pradesh amidst the ongoing farmers’ protest. A meeting of two zones was held by the Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti in Meerut on Tuesday, which has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fulfill the promise of Jat reservation. National president of the Jat Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti, Yashpal Malik, …

Watch: Protesters run wild as they gherao Karnal mini secretariat
3 years, 6 months ago

Watch: Protesters run wild as they gherao Karnal mini secretariat

Op India  

Anti-farm law protesters on Tuesday jumped over police barricades as they marched to the mini-Secretariat in Karnal, Haryana. #WATCH | Protesting farmers hop over barricades amid police deployment on their way to Mini Secretariat in Karnal, Haryana pic.twitter.com/Go8kk1UVmx — ANI September 7, 2021 The protesters can be heard chanting slogans such as “Jai bole Sonehal” and “BJP sarkar haay haay”. …

Farmers' protest: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait announces rallies in Delhi next month
3 years, 9 months ago

Farmers' protest: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait announces rallies in Delhi next month

India Today  

On the completion of seven months of farmers' agitation, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Saturday announced two rallies in Delhi next month to intensify the protest against the Centre's three new farm laws. Thousands of farmers across India took out rallies to Raj Bhavans in different states on Saturday to submit a memorandum seeking repeal of new farm …

3 Delhi Metro stations shut, tight security in Haryana ahead of farmers' protest today
3 years, 9 months ago

3 Delhi Metro stations shut, tight security in Haryana ahead of farmers' protest today

India Today  

Farmers across the nation will hold a protest march on Saturday, June 26, to mark the completion of seven months of their agitation against the Centre's three farm laws. Farmers encamped on the outskirts of Delhi observe 'Save Agriculture, Save Democracy Day' As a precautionary measure, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation issued a notification stating three Metro stations -- Vishwavidyalaya, …

No smooth sailing for Haryana’s BJP-JJP govt amid boycotts, protests by farmers
3 years, 11 months ago

No smooth sailing for Haryana’s BJP-JJP govt amid boycotts, protests by farmers

Hindustan Times  

The BJP-JJP government in Haryana is struggling to find a way to restore its authority and normalise social-public engagements amid the ongoing farmers’ protests. Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, deputy CM Dushyant Chautala, cabinet ministers, state BJP chief OP Dhankar, MPs and MLAs from the ruling alliance have been at the receiving end of hostile public protests, social boycotts …

Haryana & Uttarakhand: The Common Factor Behind BJP’s Troubles
4 years ago

Haryana & Uttarakhand: The Common Factor Behind BJP’s Troubles

The Quint  

In Haryana, the troubles for BJP and CM Manohar Lal Khattar began with the 2019 Assembly elections, that took place soon after the Lok Sabha elections. The passage of three farm laws by the Narendra Modi government in 2020 sparked widespread protests in Punjab and Haryana, where farmers are most dependent on Minimum Support Prices. The BJP and JJP also …

Farmers’ protests | Farmers, the state, and a rising tide
4 years, 1 month ago

Farmers’ protests | Farmers, the state, and a rising tide

The Hindu  

The capital wears the look of a city fortified and battle-ready. The three-hour chakka jam on February 6 announced by a section of protesting farmers on all State and national highways around and beyond Delhi — the first “big event” since a proposed march to Parliament on February 1 was postponed — will be a test of self-discipline for the …

LIVE: Three-hour-long 'chakka jaam' on Feb 6, says BKU leader Rakesh Tikait
4 years, 1 month ago

LIVE: Three-hour-long 'chakka jaam' on Feb 6, says BKU leader Rakesh Tikait

Business Standard  

Going firm on their demand for repeal of the new agri laws, hundreds of farmers spent another night in the cold and withstood spells of drizzle on Thursday at Ghazipur, their heavily-secured protest site at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border. Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait, leading the stir here since November with his supporters, said the movement at Delhi's outskirts …

Farmers Sit in Protest on a Side of Delhi-Jaipur National Highway as Haryana Cops Put Up Barricades
4 years, 3 months ago

Farmers Sit in Protest on a Side of Delhi-Jaipur National Highway as Haryana Cops Put Up Barricades

News 18  

Farmers from Rajasthan and some other places gathered in large numbers on the Haryana-Rajasthan border near Rewari for their march towards Delhi and sat in protest on side of the Delhi-Jaipur national highway as the Haryana police put up barricades to stop their onward march. Swaraj India chief Yogendra Yadav, who was at the site, said since the barricades have …

Angry farmers threaten to besiege Delhi as protests outside Indian capital enter fifth day
4 years, 3 months ago

Angry farmers threaten to besiege Delhi as protests outside Indian capital enter fifth day

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India’s farmers have intensified their …

Gurjar quota protest: Rajasthan govt says open to further negotiations as stir enters second day
4 years, 4 months ago

Gurjar quota protest: Rajasthan govt says open to further negotiations as stir enters second day

Firstpost  

Gurjar Aarakshan Sangarsh Samiti is demanding that the government include the Gujjars in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution, fill the backlog of vacancies and give the benefit of five percent reservation to the Most Backward Classes in the pending recruitment process Jaipur: The Rajasthan government on Monday said it is open to further negotiations with Gurjars demanding reservation even …

Rajasthan Congress to Protest for Postponing JEE, NEET Amid Pandemic
4 years, 6 months ago

Rajasthan Congress to Protest for Postponing JEE, NEET Amid Pandemic

News 18  

Amid growing concerns over holding JEE and NEET in the country, the Congress in Rajasthan will hold demonstrations on Friday in front of all central government offices in the state demanding postponement of the exams. On Thursday, PCC president Govind Singh Dotasra said the students are pressing their demands for postponement of exams in view of the continuous spread of …

JEE NEET 2020: No protests, but aspirants from North-East states want deferment
4 years, 7 months ago

JEE NEET 2020: No protests, but aspirants from North-East states want deferment

India TV News  

Candidates from the northeastern states want the deferment of the JEE-NEET examinations scheduled for next month. Many of the NEET and JEE candidates are worried about movement in the crowded examination centres and the risk of using public transport. With concerns over social distancing during travelling to the exam centres, another NEET candidate Sankar Das said that he is worried …

Ishrat Jahan, ex-Congress municipal councillor, arrested for inciting violence during Delhi riots
5 years ago

Ishrat Jahan, ex-Congress municipal councillor, arrested for inciting violence during Delhi riots

India TV News  

Former Congress Municipal Councillor Ishrat Jahan has been detained for allegedly trying to incite people during northeast Delhi violence by giving out provocative speeches. Ishrat Jahan was also accused of being involved in blocking Khureji Khas road among other protesters on February 23. As the crackdown on rioters is underway, the Delhi Police has so far arrested 23 people for …

Haryana: National security outweighs Jat quota stir, Dera violence
5 years, 10 months ago

Haryana: National security outweighs Jat quota stir, Dera violence

Live Mint  

Ajay, 20, a resident of Kurukshetra, has studied till Class X at a government school in his village. “He speaks like a strong leader who can give a befitting reply to the country’s enemies,” he said, referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the air strikes. He avenged the killing of our soldiers and gave a befitting reply to the …

Haryana Jat community to hold peaceful protests at CM Manohar Lal Khattar's govt functions over quota stir
6 years, 7 months ago

Haryana Jat community to hold peaceful protests at CM Manohar Lal Khattar's govt functions over quota stir

Firstpost  

The All-India Jat Aarakshan Sangarsh Samiti had announced that it would be holding dharnas in Haryana from 16 August, 2018. Jat community members in Haryana have planned to hold peaceful protests at public functions attended by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and his ministers for not implementing quota in government jobs and education and not withdrawing cases filed in connection …

No social media in Haryana: Govt snaps internet in 13 districts till Nov 26
7 years, 4 months ago

No social media in Haryana: Govt snaps internet in 13 districts till Nov 26

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: The Haryana government on Friday suspended mobile internet services in 13 districts of the state till the midnight of November 26. An official statement issued by the Haryana's Additional Chief Secretary S S Prasad reads, "Internet services provided on mobile networks except voice calls shall remain suspended for the next three days until midnight of November 26 beginning today …

HC upholds Haryana’s Jat quota law, stays implementation till March 31, 2018
7 years, 6 months ago

HC upholds Haryana’s Jat quota law, stays implementation till March 31, 2018

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday upheld a Haryana law ensuring 10% reservation for Jats and five other communities but stayed its implementation till a commission finalises the quantum. “The high court said the extent of reservation will be determined by the State Backward Classes Commission on the basis of data submitted either by the state government or …

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 quota agitation: SP, DSP among nine policemen injured in clashes with protesters
8 years ago

Jat quota agitation: SP, DSP among nine policemen injured in clashes with protesters

Firstpost  

A Superintendent of Police and a DSP were among nine policemen injured on Sunday when Jat protesters clashed with them on being prevented from marching toward Delhi. Fatehabad : A Superintendent of Police and a DSP were among nine policemen injured on Sunday when Jat protesters clashed with them on being prevented from marching toward Delhi. The protesters also set …

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 …

Jats protest in Delhi for quota, say will be back after Holi
8 years ago

Jats protest in Delhi for quota, say will be back after Holi

Hindustan Times  

The Jat stir for quota in government jobs and education reached the Capital on Thursday, as protesters threatened to cut off food supply to Delhi and block roads if their demands were not met by March 20. Thousands of Jat protesters gathered at Jantar Mantar during one-day dharma demanding reservation in jobs and educational institutions in New Delhi. “Be prepared …

Jat quota protest can hit water, veggies and milk supplies to Delhi
8 years ago

Jat quota protest can hit water, veggies and milk supplies to Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The Jat leaders on Thursday threatened to enter the city and escalate their protests on March 20, triggering alarm among Delhi Police, residents and the government. During the protests that took place in February 2016, Delhi’s water supply had been severely affected for over 15 days as the Jats damaged the Munak Canal in Haryana. Read: Jat protesters threaten to …

Jat protesters threaten to cut milk supply to Delhi, intensify stir after Holi
8 years ago

Jat protesters threaten to cut milk supply to Delhi, intensify stir after Holi

Hindustan Times  

Agitating Jat leaders threatened on Thursday to disrupt supply of essential commodities to Delhi and block roads leading to the Capital if their demands for quotas in jobs and education were not met. At a protest meeting in central Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, Yashpal Malik, the president of the All India Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti, said five million members of his …

Will block Delhi borders on March 20 if demands not met: Jat leader
8 years ago

Will block Delhi borders on March 20 if demands not met: Jat leader

India TV News  

The Jat leaders, spearheading the agitation for quota in jobs and education at Jantar Mantar in the national capital, today threatened to block the borders of Delhi if their demands are not met by the government. "We will block Delhi and its borders on March 20 if our demands our not met," Yashpal Malik, president of the Akhil Bhartiya Jat …

Jat protests: Brace for long snarls at Delhi-NCR border, 4000 police out on streets
8 years ago

Jat protests: Brace for long snarls at Delhi-NCR border, 4000 police out on streets

Hindustan Times  

Commuters in Delhi are likely to have a harrowing time on Thursday as thousands of Jat protesters flood the Capital for a demonstration at Jantar Mantar. People travelling between Delhi and the national capital towns of Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad and others may suffer clogged roads and long snarls as the police set up posts at city borders to check protesters …

Jat agitation for quota in Delhi today, rally planned at Jantar Mantar
8 years ago

Jat agitation for quota in Delhi today, rally planned at Jantar Mantar

Hindustan Times  

More than 10,000 members of the Jat community are likely to hold a demonstration at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Thursday to press for their demand for reservation in jobs and educational institutions. “Jats from Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh will stage a protest at Jantar Mantar in the national capital at …

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 …

Quota agitation: Jats to clog Delhi on March 2, ‘gherao’ Parliament
8 years, 1 month ago

Quota agitation: Jats to clog Delhi on March 2, ‘gherao’ Parliament

Hindustan Times  

Upping the ante, the protesting Jats on Sunday decided to take their fight for reservation in educational institutions and government jobs to Delhi. AIJASS national chief Yashpal Malik addressing protesters at Jassia village in Rohtak district on Sunday. All India Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti chief Yashpal Malik announced that a ‘big protest’ will be held in the national capital on …

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