CHANDIGARH: As the Jat-agitation entered the 50th
day on Sunday, a clash erupted between the protesters and the state
police near Fatehabad in Haryana with the agitators trying to march
toward Delhi on the call given by the All India Jat Aarakshan
Sangharsh Samiti (AIJASS) to gherao the Parliament.
The clash started when the jats, moving in their
tractor-trolleys, were stopped by DSP Gurdayal Singh. When the
agitators were told to leave their weapons behind, a young protester
threw a wooden log at Singh, thereby injuring him.
The police resorted to lathi-charge and used tear
gas while the protesters pelted stones leaving around 25 people
injured in the incident.
n a matter of minutes, close to twenty
tractor-trolleys full of protesters reached the spot and the
situation spiralled out of control with the agitators setting fire to
police buses. Security has been heightened in Jhajjhar following the
clashes.
The state government had imposed a ban on the
movement of tractor-trolleys in districts bordering Delhi. Director
General of Police of Haryana, KP Singh said state police and security
forces were on high alert in all the districts of the state bordering
Delhi and a tab is being kept on the movement of Jat protesters. On
Monday, there will be complete ban on the movement of
tractor-trolleys.
The state government had already imposed
prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC in 15 districts (Rohtak,
Sonipat, Jhajjar, Bhiwani, Panipat, Hisar, Kaithal, Charkhi Dadri,
Fatehabad, Jind and Sirsa) of the state.
The government had also issued instructions to
petrol pump owners in the state asking them not to fill more than ten
litres of fuel in tractor-trolleys. They have also been asked to note
down the driver's name, registration number and the number of people
travelling in the vehicle. Ban has also been imposed on open sale of
petrol, diesel and other inflammable materials.
Mobile internet services and bulk
SMS services have been banned in all these districts and
liquor shops have been closed till March 21. Besides, all hotels,
dharamsalas and restaurants have been directed to maintain records of
guests.
Pitching of tents along the state and national
highways has also been prohibited.
The Jats have been holding peaceful demonstrations
in several parts of the state since the end of January demanding
reservation, jobs to the next of kin of those killed in last year’s
Jat-agitation, compensation to the injured, withdrawal of cases
besides other demands.
A meeting is currently underway between leaders of
the All-India Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti (AIJASS) lead by Yashpal
Malik and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar at the Haryana
Bhawan in New Delhi to resolve the stand-off.
Khattar, who was to go to Lucknow to attend the
swearing-in of Yogi Adityanath as the Chief Minister of Uttar
Pradesh, has called-off his visit.
Ref : http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/mar/19/jats-and-police-clash-over-protesters-trying-to-march-towards-delhi-1583188.html
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