As many as 15 railway stations were damaged during the last month’s Jat reservation stir with agitators going on the rampage, setting public and private property on fire in Haryana.
The railway stations namely Dighal, Budhakhera, Julana, Pilukhera, Kinana, Machhrauli, Jaijaiwanti, Damtan Sahib, Uchana, Jhajjar, Basai Dhankot, Charkhi Dadri, Manheru, Jharli and Bamla in Haryana were damaged in arson by people demanding reservation, the information was tabled in the Parliament recently.
During the Jat agitation, two loco engines and 4 goods containers between Rajlugarhi & Gannaur Railway stations, 2 loco engines and one crane at Uchana station and 2 track machines, 2 camp coaches at Pilukhera railway station, were also set on fire by agitators.
Damages were also reported at Ganaur railway station, 1 level crossing gate between Hansi-Satroad railway stations and at one gate near loharu Station, stated the reply given in the Parliament.
It was also stated that there was no laxity reported on the part of Railway Protection Force (RPF) towards prevention of loss to railway properties during the agitation in Haryana. Seven additional companies of Railway Protection Special Force were deployed in affected sections in Haryana. And, GRP/RPF has registered the cases against the offenders under relevant legal provisions.
Railways had suffered a loss of Rs 55.92 crore due to damage to property, cancellation of 2,314 trains and tickets during the agitation.
Meanwhile, Haryana had 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.
During the Jat agitation, 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.
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.