According to The Indian Express, the Jat quota Bill is likely to be tabled in the state Assembly on Thursday. Police officials have also said that strict action would be taken if unruly elements created unnecessary chaos.
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The government has already stated that the Jat Reservation Bill will be brought in this session, PK Das, Haryana Additional Chief Secretary (Home) assured the members of the community with an appeal not to go on strike again.
Reports said that authorities have stepped up security with deployment of additional security personnel in many towns, including Jind and Sonipat as the deadline issued by the Jat community to accept their demand for quotas ends on Thursday.
“Instead of giving ultimatum, Jat leaders should give their suggestions for drafting a Bill which will be in the interest of Haryana people”. This demand for reservation has been on since years and their demand of “Special Backward caste” was put forth last year but this was halted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
The demand of the Jats is simple, they want to know why the Government is not clarifying them on when their reservation bill would be discussed in the assembly. “We have adequate force and we are deploying it accordingly”, said Sanjay Kumar, IGP of Rohtak Range, a region that was the worst affected during last month’s agitation.
Earlier, a state level meeting of representatives of the Samiti was held in Hissar Jat Dharamshala under the chairmanship of Malik. “We have made adequate police security arrangements”.
Consequently, the ML Khattar government in Haryana had sought paramilitary forces from the Centre to be deployed in sensitive areas.
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Gurgaon’s district magistrate Satya Prakash has issued strict orders to record anyone assembling in groups in videos, and has given the police a free hand to fire in the air, as well as use tear gas, water cannons and a lathi-charge, and in case the matter worsens, weapons of fire too can be used.
