Jat agitation: Centre, Haryana govt give in; Rajnath sets up committee to examine quota demands
Rohtak: The Central and Manohar Lal Khattar-led Haryana government on Sunday bowed down to the pressure of Jats by agreeing to give them reservation in jobs and also confirming that a bill will be brought in the next session of the Haryana Assembly in this regard.
Confirming the news, Union Minister Sanjeev Baliyan said, “Reservation for Jat community in Haryana will be given in this Assembly session,” ANI reported.
The decision in this regard was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh with the Jat leaders, who have been demanding reservation in government jobs from past seven days.
BJP general secretary in-charge of Haryana Anil Jain told the media that reservation to the Jat community would be given in the upcoming Assembly session.
“The prominent Jat leaders today met Home Minister Rajnath Singh. The Home Minister has taken serious note of the quota stir. It has been decided that Jat reservation would be given in the upcoming assembly session. The government will provide Jat reservation. In case of the Centre, a high-power committee will be announced today which will be led by a senior Union Cabinet Minister,” Jain said after meeting the Home Minister.
“Amit Shah will make the announcement about this committee. I appeal to all the protestors to restore peace in the state and end their protest,” he added.
Later, an announcement by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that a committee headed by Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu has been formed to look into the demand for reservation in central govt jobs for Jats.
The panel, which will give its report “at the earliest” to party president Amit Shah and the central government, is expected to look into the demands for quota in the central government jobs.
The Home Minister met a delegation comprising Minister of State for Agriculture Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, BJP MP and former Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh and Haryana Minister Captain Abhimanyu to find a way to resolve the situation.
Meanwhile, after meeting with the Home Minister, Jat Sangharsh Samiti leader Jaipal Singh Sangwan appealed to the protestors to end the agitation in Haryana, saying “demands are met”.
However, another leader of the Jat Sangharsh Samiti Rajesh Dahiya said a decision on calling off the agitation would be taken by the community later.
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Source:Zeenews
