With Jat leaders announcing to postpone their agitation till April 3, Haryana Government resumed internet services by Friday evening in districts Sonipat and Rohtak after reviewing the situation.
The Haryana Government had on Friday morning issued prohibitory orders and suspended mobile internet services at many places as the state braced for possible renewal of the Jat quota agitation that had led to widespread violence claiming the lives of 30 people last month.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh also called up Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar on Friday to take stock of the situation. “I have spoken to the Haryana Chief Minister. There is no need to worry about anything. I am sure a solution will be found soon,” he told the media in New Delhi. As a precautionary measure to maintain peace, prohibitory orders banning assembly of five or more persons have been issued by some district authorities, including Sonipat.
Meanwhile, the officials informed that the law and order situation in Rohtak and Jhajjar districts is under control and police are keeping a close watch.
The State Government has deployed paramilitary forces and police in sensitive districts and they carried out flag marches in various places to instill confidence among people in the state which witnessed widespread violence during the first phase of the agitation last month that left 30 people dead, more than 200 injured and caused extensive loss. The Centre has sent 8,000 personnel of paramilitary forces to the state which are being deployed in sensitive areas like Rohtak and Jhajjar districts, which were the worst-affected during the first phase of the agitation last month.
Around 300 paramilitary personnel were also deployed at Munak canal, which supplies water to Delhi. It was badly damaged during the Jat agitation last month. The Jats had threatened to resume their stir in case a law regarding giving reservation to them was not passed in the Haryana assembly.
Jats are demanding 10 per cent quota in jobs and educational institutions, besides withdrawal of FIRs registered against the protesters, compensation to those killed during the stir and action against BJP MP from Kurukshetra, Raj Kumar Saini for his “anti-Jat” reservation stand.