Jat body plans tractor yatra to Jind on Feb 15

Tribune News Service

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Rohtak, February 7

The All-India Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti (AIJASS) plans to take out a ‘bhaichara nyay yatra’ to Jind on February 15, the day on which BJP national president Amit Shah plans to hold a rally there.

Curiously, while the BJP president’s rally will feature big leaders of the ruling party arriving on motorcycles, the AIJASS has decided that its members and supporters would move towards Jind from different parts of the state by tractor-trailers on the day of Shah’s rally.

Samiti chief Yashpal Malik has clarified that they are not going to Jind to oppose the BJP leadership or disrupt their rally, but to convey their concerns regarding grant of reservation and other related issues before the BJP president.

“Our motive is not to disrupt Shah’s rally, nor are we opposing the BJP leadership. Our purpose is only to air our concerns before the president of the ruling party as the Haryana Chief Minister has not fulfilled the promises made to us,” Malik said while interacting with mediapersons at Jassia village in the district today.

On being asked about the state government’s decision to withdraw 85 cases registered during the agitation for grant of reservation to Jats, Malik said the move was just eyewash as the state government was not fulfilling their demands which had been accepted by the Chief Minister.

Malik maintained that the agreement between the samiti and the Haryana Government signed on March 19, 2017, in the presence of Union ministers Birender Singh and PP Chaudhary had not been completely implemented till date.

He said if the state government and BJP leadership were agreeable, they were ready to meet Shah prior to the rally.

Will disrupt rally: Dahiya

Panipat: The members of the AIJASS have claimed to disrupt motorcycle rally of BJP national president Amit Shah.

The samiti members have decided to rope in 950 vehicles from the district to go to Jind and disrupt the rally.

Prataap Dahiya, national general secretary, said, they had met Shah on March 19 last year and he had assured to fulfill their demands within two months, but the state government forgot about their commitment.