The Jat agitators on Sunday brought traffic to a standstill in different parts of Ghaziabad. The agitating leaders from all across the rural areas assembled at Hapur Chungi near collectorate, Duhai on National Highway-58, lal Kuan Atma Steel on National Highway-24 and disrupted traffic movement. Another group of Jat members staged a dharna outside the local MP and Union Minister General VK Singh’s house, burnt his effigy and submitted a memorandum to the city magistrate.
The memorandum demanded that reservation to Jats in Haryana along with OBC quota of 27 per cent in State services, and reservation to the Jats of nine States in Central services in the OBC bracket.
Another group of Jat agitators disrupted traffic movement on National Highway-24 at two points Atma Steel, lal Kuan. A group of Jat leaders stopped a local train at Duhai and disrupted traffic in loni.
Taking preventive measures the Ghaziabad District Administration deployed a heavy police force at Abupur water treatment plan on Upper Ganges Canal from where the water is being supplied to Delhi. “We are camping here since the morning. No untoward incident has occurred at the water supply point. In the morning some agitators stopped vehicular movement at Duhai and stopped a train at Guldhar railway halt but the district administration controlled the situation disperse the crowd and restored services within half an hour,” said SP Rural RK Pandey.
Some Jat protesters stopped traffic movement on Delhi-Saharanpur road at Behta Hazipur. It was restored after the loni police persuaded them to allow traffic, added the SP Rural.
“We will continue the stir in support of Haryana brothers. We burnt the effigy of the Gen VK Singh the local MP and the Union Minister who hails from Haryana,” said Jat leader Satypal Chaudhary.
“Overall situation in Ghaziabad is under control. The Jat agitators were allowed a peaceful protest. It has been peaceful day by mutual understanding,” said ADM City Preety Jaiswal.