The Commission appointed by Haryana Government under the chairmanship of Prakash Singh, IPS (retd) to inquire into acts of omission and commission on the part of officers and officials of police and civil administration during the Jat quota stir, would visit Kaithal and Jind on March 28.
An official spokesman on Friday said that the committee would visit the affected areas and interact with officers of the District administration, meet people of different sections of the society and seek information about the role of officers in the agitation.
He said that as per the schedule of the Committee, it would visit the affected areas of Safidon, Pilukhera and Jind city in district Jind and then, hold meetings with different sections of the society of Jind at PWD Rest House, Jind.
The Committee would also hold meeting with officers of Civil and Police administration of district Jind at PWD Rest House, Jind later. It would visit affected areas of Kalayat and Kaithal city in district Kaithal in the evening followed by meetings with different sections of society of Kaithal.
The same day, the Committee would also hold meeting with officers of civil and Police administration of district Kaithal at PWD Rest House, Kaithal.
Earlier, the Committee had visited Rohtak on March 4 and 5. Rohtak, being the epicentre of Jat agitation had witnessed maximum violence. The rioters had set several showrooms, outlets, other business establishments, schools and houses on fire, causing a heavy loss in the four districts, which are part of Rohtak division.
During the Jat quota stir last month, the worst affected districts were Rohtak, Jind, Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Sonipat, Hisar where the properties worth crores were damaged by the violent agitators even as curfew was imposed in nine towns of the State.
BJP led Haryana Government had on February 24 appointed retired IPS officer Parkash Singh “to inquire into the acts of omission and commission on part of officers of both police and civil administration during the Jat quota agitation which resulted in violence, blockade of roads and extensive damage to public and private properties.
Prakash Singh will also undertake a thorough study of existing structures, procedures and systems for maintenance of law and order in the State and suggest such improvements in these, as he deems necessary, to prevent recurrence of such incidents in future.
Notably, Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar had earlier this week assured the State Assembly to constitute a judicial commission to inquire into the incidents of violence during the Jat quota stir.
About losses suffered by the State, the Chief Minister had informed that Haryana has suffered losses of Rs 650 crore on account of burning and destroying of public and private property due to Jat stir. This excludes the losses suffered by Railways.
Manohar lal had also informed that in order to control the violent mobs, the security forces had resorted to calibrated use of force at many places from February 19 to 22. A total of 30 persons died, 320 persons sustained injuries including 72 personnel belonging to police and other security forces.
A total of 2,087 criminal cases have been registered in various police stations of the State in connection with the reservation agitation and a total of 444 criminals have been arrested.