Haryana on edge ahead of Jat, BJP MP rallies
DAY OF PARALLEL PROTESTS Jat faction to hold rally in Rohtak; MP Saini’s counter agitation in Jind; 25 paramilitary companies sought
ROHTAK:The Jat-belt of Haryana once again remains on the edge a day ahead of parallel rallies of Jat leader Yashpal Malik and B JP MP Ra j Ku ma rS a in iinRo ht a kan dJ ind, respectively. Fearing clashes, Haryana has requested for 25 companies of Central Paramilitary forces. The state government has also cancelled leaves of police officials.
Jat leader Malik, the president of All-India Jat Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti (AIJASS), will lay the foundation stone of an educational institute, being built exlusively for the Jat community in Jassia village on Sunday.
On the other hand, BJP MP Saini, who has made no bones of his ambitions of becoming the CM with the help of votes of Other Backward Classes( OB Cs ), may continue to play to the gallery.
But despite repeated statements of forming of a new party, Saini who has been sidelined in the party, may not make such an announcement at his rally because that would entail resigning from his Kurukshetra Lok Sabha seat.
Security has been beefed up in view of the opposition both leaders have been facing from various sections of the society.
In the case of Malik, he is facing opposition to the rally from within the Jat community itself. Jats have accused him of bungling crores of rupees in the garb of fighting for reservation for the community.n MP Saini’s rally faces stiff opposition from the Jats for his vocal stand against granting reservation to the community.
“Yashpal Malik collected crores of rupees in donation from the Jats making false promises. Our main demand was job reservation and withdrawal of cases against Jat men arrested during the violent agitation of 2016. But Malik is starting his business by opening some education institute,” said Sumit Arya, president of Rohtak Sarpanch Association, a body that has opposed Malik.
Jats protesting against Saini’s rally in Jind had clashed with
Yashpal Malik collected crores of rupees in donation from the Jat community making false promises. SUMIT ARYA, president, Rohtak Sarpanch Association
the police on Friday, after which cops resorted to lathicharge and arrested four men .
SECTION 144 IMPOSED IN SONEPATAND CHARKHIDADRI
The situation remained volatile in Jind , with protesters blocking Jind-Chandigarh road giving ultimatums to police and administration to cancel Saini’s rally in their citadel. In neighbouring Sonepat and Charkhi Dadri districts, from where people are likely to reach the rally venues, the administration has imposed Section 144 of the CrPC barring assembly of more than four people at a public place. In Rohtak, the police have advised commuters to avoid travelling via NH-71 A (Rohtak-Gohana) as it is likely to be closed.