In a bid to avoid unwanted situation following the threat of Jat agitation on January 29, the Gurugram city administration has decided to deploy around 4,000 police across the city and had conducted a mock drill last Sunday.
The city police claimed that they are well equipped with anti-riot vehicles, water cannons etc to deal with any unwanted situation during the agitation. The security of all sensitive points like Delhi-Gurugram border, Gurugram-Jhajjar Border and Gurugram-Mewat border has been stepped up.
Also, traffic movement on the NH-8 (National Highway), roadways depots and railway station will be under close watch. Apart from the police personnel, Rapid Action Force (RAF), Quick Response Team (QRT) will also be deployed to handle the protesters. “We have taken all the necessary preparations to deal with an agitation. We have given special training to our several police team to tackle any problem during the protest,” said Manish Sehgal, spokesperson of Gurugram Police.
Yashpal Malik, president of All India Jat Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti(AIJSS), had announced that from January 29, peaceful protests would be launched in all districts of Haryana untilled the demand fulfilled.
last year around 19 districts of the State witnessed massive protests over the issue in which 30 people dead and over 200 injured. Sonipat, Jind, Rohtak, Panipat, Jhajjar, Hisar and other districts were the worst affected during the Jat agitation last year. The Government and private property worth hundreds of crores was damaged and set on fire.