In accordance to the ongoing conflict, the army has been allowed access
to Jaipur civil airport to conduct its services in view of the road and rail
blockades in neighboring Haryana by Jat agitators demanding quota in government
jobs.
The director of Jaipur airport, B K Tailang told Press Trust of India
(PTI) that Army was allowed to make use of the Jaipur Airport located in
Sanganer for its chopper or aircraft services to desired locations and
destinations. Since Jaipur is close to Delhi and Haryana, the Jaipur Civil
Airport has allowed the Army to use it on the direction of the Centre.
The Centre on Monday directed security forces to forcefully clear all
blockades by Jats, whose violent agitation has paralyzed normal life in
Haryana. Protesting Jats were squatting on highways, state roads, railway
tracks, canals and dams in Haryana, disrupting normal life. As road and train
communication links were disrupted, there have been reports of sky rocketing
airfare between Delhi and Chandigarh.
At least 6,500 paramilitary forces besides Army columns were deployed to
assist the Haryana government to restore peace after several days of violence.
On Monday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh had announced that a
committee headed by Union Minister of Urban Development, Housing and Urban
Poverty Alleviation and Parliamentary Affairs, Venkaiah Naidu has been formed
to look into the demand for reservation in central government jobs for Jats.
Earlier, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Anil Jain had announced
that the BJP government in Haryana will bring a legislation in the coming
session of the Haryana Assembly which will give Other Backward Class (OBC)
status to the Jats.
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