Jat quota agitation: loss of over Rs 4.45 cr, over the years

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A loss of more than Rs 4.45 crore has been assessed by the Claim Commissioner during Jat quota agitations held in 2010, 2011 and 2012 in Haryana.

The Claim Commissioner, RC Bansal, (retd.) District and Sessions Judge, appointed by the Haryana Government to assess the loss of property  caused during the Jat quota stir in Haryana during the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 submitted its report to the State Government on Thursday.

He also submitted another report about damage caused to public property in an agitation on Mirchpur incident, which had resulted in disruption of road and rail traffic from January 15 to 26 in the state.

RC Bansal handed over these two reports to the Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Ram Niwas.

As per the report, after getting the necessary information from all quarters, conducing enquiries and collecting evidence, the amount of loss assessed by the Commission during the period of Jat reservation agitation from September 13 to 16 in 2010, March 6 to 26 in 2011 and February 19 to March 12 in 2012 during Congress’ regime has been assessed as over Rs 4.45 crore.

The total loss assessed by the Commission on account of agitation (Mirchpur incident) from January 15 to 26, 2011 has been assessed as over Rs 8.72 lakh.  

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