The Jat agitation will possibly come to an end with Union
Home Minister Rajnath Singh announcing to introduce a Bill to provide OBC
status to the Jat population in Haryana after a meeting with their leaders on Sunday
morning. The agitation across Haryana had taken a violent turn and claimed 11
lives and injured 150. Apart from this, blockades due to agitation had hampered
daily life and forced the police to implement Section 144 for upholding law and
order, according to EXIN Times reports.
According to reports, M. Venkaiah
Naidu will examine the demand by the Jats for reservation in central
government jobs. Anil Jain, the BJP general secretary in-charge of
Haryana, said that the party’s government in the state will bring a Bill
granting OBC status to Jats in the coming Assembly session. Singh asserted
after the meeting that there will be a committee formation headed by senior
cabinet minister Naidu for a comprehensive report to find a solution to the issue.
Later in the day, reports came in that blockades
have been lifted at some important roads including — Saharanpur-Ambala at
Yamunanagar, Paonta Sahib-Yamunanagar, Ambala-Kaithal,
Saharanpur-Pipli-Kurukshetra, Zirakpur-Parwanoo and Ladwa-Shahbad. Apart from
injuries and casualties, seven districts in the state have come under curfew.
The business body ASSOCHAM estimated a loss of Rs
18,000 - Rs 20,000 crore and hopes to see developments soon.
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