Central forces deployed in 7 districts

Chandigarh, May 28 

In the wake of members of the Jat community threatening to launch a fresh agitation for reservation, security was today beefed up in Haryana as Central forces were deployed in seven sensitive districts across the state.

The Central Armed Police Forces have been deployed in Rohtak, Jhajjar, Sonepat, Hisar, Bhiwani, Jind and Kaithal districts, a top police official said.

“The deployment has been done as a precautionary measure,” Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Mohd Akil said, adding that the police were fully geared up to meet any situation.

A sedition case was registered against Jat Sangharsh Samiti chief Yashpal Malik and 125 others yesterday for allegedly threatening peace and communal harmony in Haryana by instigating people to launch a fresh quota agitation. — PTI

Police on alert

Hisar: Paramilitary forces and the police have been put on alert in the district in view of the threat by Jat groups to resume their agitation from June 5. 

Hisar Range IGP OP Singh also held a meeting with SPs, DSPs and SHOs of five districts of the range. The IG told the policemen not to get swayed by any kind of divisive propaganda and deal with the anti-social elements belonging to any caste, region or party with a firm hand. He said the police would not let the divisive elements succeed in their designs. — TNS

Printing presses refuse to publish pamphlets

Jind: Senior Superintendent of Police Rakesh Kumar Arya today said the police had made all arrangements for the maintenance of law and order in the district. “The police will not allow anyone to disturb peace,” he said, adding the police had increased surveillance and keeping an eye on the movement of suspicious elements.

Some Jat leaders alleged the police were threatening villagers for not taking part in the agitation and even printing presses had refused to publish their pamphlets and posters for agitation.

Khap announces do-or-die agitation 

Hisar: The Satrol khap has announced to launch a do-or-die agitation for reservation to the Jats community at Narnaund village in the district on Saturday. Addressing a press conference, khap president Inder Singh said that the state government had cheated the Jats on the demand of reservation. He said that the six castes, which were included in the OBC (C) category, would raise their demand jointly. The khap leader opposed the registration of a criminal case against Jat leader Yashpal Malik and insisted that BJP MP Raj Kumar Saini should be arrested first for his utterances against the Jats. TNS