The agitating Jats in Haryana have agreed to withdrawn their three-week-long stir after talks with Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda at Jind. In a statement issued in Chandigarh on Friday, Mr Hooda said those agitating have agreed to lift all blockades and dharnas with immediate effect. The Chief Minister said, State government has decided to set up Haryana Backward Classes Commission within a month. The Commission will consider the demand of communities of Roar, Jat, Jat Sikh, Tyagi, Bishnoi and others which wish to come under the ambit of the Backward Classes. The Jats are demanding OBC status for their community and reservation in government jobs. The decision to withdraw the agitation comes a day after the Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the Haryana government to immediately get the rail tracks cleared of protesters to restore normal movement of trains. The Supreme Court had also asked Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan governments to ensure that supply of essential commodities to the national capital is not disrupted in the wake of Jats agitation.
News On AIR | March 26, 2011 8:30 AM
Agitating Jats agree to withdraw stir after talks with Hooda