Attempt to stage dharna foiled

Deepender Deswal

Tribune News Service

Hisar, June 18

The police foiled an attempt by Jats to stage a dharna near Surawala chowk in Uklana town of the district today. Protesters under the banner of the All-India Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti (AIJASS) gathered on the Hisar- Chandigarh highway despite prohibitory orders under section 144.

As many as 32 protesters were detained by the police, who were frisked away in roadways’ buses. They were later released after the police prepare a list of their names and addresses.

The protesters later tried to reassemble at the dharna site and refused to leave. Heavy police force has been deployed along with para military forces to prevent the protesters from blocking the highway.

Sub-divisional Magistrate Prithvi Singh, DSP Jitender Singh, District Revenue Officer Mahender Singh, tried to persuade the protesters against holding dharna in violation of the prohibitory orders.

Meanwhile, an indefinite dharna spearheaded by the AIJASS state president Satbir Punia continued for 14th day at Mayyar village in Hisar district.

The spokesperson of the Samiti, Rambhagat Malik, said the dharna would remain peaceful. He said that the samiti had decided to increase the number of dharnas across the state. 

15 khaps to support ‘non-cooperation’ 

Mandhoti (Jhajjar): Over 15 khaps at a mahapanchayat held in Mandhothi village today resolved to strengthen their “non-cooperation” movement for mounting pressure on the state government to get their demands met. The panchayat also honoured the kin of those 19 youths, including 18 Jats, who died during Jat quota violence in February. They were presented felicitation certifications and Rs 2 lakh each. A sum of Rs 1 lakh was also given to those who sustained serious injuries during the agitation. Bhup Singh Dalal, chief, Dalal khap, said the “non-cooperation” movement would be carried out peacefully. “Under the movement, we will not entertain any administrative officer and political leader. In fact, we will boycott their programmes,” said Dalal.  TNS

Samiti slams khap leaders for criticising agitation, calls them government agents

Khatkar (Jind): Members of ABJASS slammed the khap and other Jat leaders for criticising the peaceful agitation in a meeting with the state government in Chandigarh yesterday. Samiti members said that khap leaders were now saying that they would meet people across the state. Captain Bhupinder Singh Jaglan, district president, ABJASS, said: “It is surprising that khap leaders will now interact with the public after two weeks of the agitation, but why they did not meet the protesters before holding talks with the government.” Had the khaps tried to know the views of the public protesting against the government, they would not have maintained a distance from the stir. The samiti has already asked the public to boycott the Jat leaders who were staying away from agitation. He alleged that those who took part in the meeting were agents of the government. — OC