Jat Haryana Protests

A huge crowd gathered on Wednesday at Jind in Haryana for a farmers' "mahapanchayat" or meeting to push for the repeal of three new laws at the heart of farmer protests outside Delhi since November. While several such gatherings have been seen in the past few days in Uttar Pradesh, Wednesday's meeting took it to Haryana's Jat heartland.

Haryana is on high alert in anticipation to the Jat protest call by the community members in Delhi and the National Capital Region tomorrow. The state authorities have banned the movement of tractor-trolleys in districts bordering Delhi on Monday to foil a call given by the community leaders to lay siege to the capital and hold a protest outside Pa...

The Jats called off the huge protest they had planned in Delhi and the National Capital Region from tomorrow after their leaders had a discussion with Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. Delhi, though, has made massive preparations for security. While metro service outside the city limits will not be stopped, security at the border and the ...

Taking their quota stir to the national capital, thousands of Jat community members protested at Jantar Mantar on Thursday and demanded reservations in jobs and educational institutions.

With protesting Jats observing "Balidan Divas" (day of sacrifice) today and threatening to intensify their agitation for reservation, Haryana is on high alert with maximum deployment of forces to prevent any untoward incident.

Protests by the Jat community in Haryana seeking reservation in education institutes and government jobs continued on the 18th day today.

As the ongoing Jat stir entered its 11th day on Wednesday, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar expressed hope that the protests would be over soon, even as the main faction spearheading the agitation softened its stand and said it was willing to hold talks with the government.

The Jat quota agitation in Haryana continued for the ninth day, with protesters sitting on 'dharnas' at various places today, even as the community's leaders have threatened to intensify the stir if their demands are not met by the government.

Seeking reservation in government jobs for the community, members of Jat organisations on Sunday started another round of agitation in Haryana as authorities in the state sounded a high alert to prevent the outbreak of violence.

As Haryana braces for a fresh round of quota agitation by Jats, the district administration has imposed restrictions under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code or CrPC in parts of Rohtak district as a precautionary measure. The assembly of five or more people in about 500 metres from national and state highways, along with railway stations i...

Reports that several women were dragged out of cars and raped around 50 km from Delhi in Haryana's Murthal last year at the height of violent Jat quota protests are true, the Punjab and Haryana high court has said.

In less than a month, voting in Uttar Pradesh will begin with the western part of the state, and it is here, in Muzaffarnagar, that Jat leaders held a huge meeting over a week ago to discuss who they will support. It will not be the BJP, their leaders announced, to an audience of thousands who had gathered from six different states including Haryan...

Warning fresh stir, an organisation which is spearheading the pro-quota Jat stir today asked the government to meet its demands including the release of "innocent youths" who were arrested during the Jat agitation in February.

In a relief for BJP-led Haryana government, All India Jat Arakshan Sangarsh Samiti (AIJASS), which is spearheading the pro-quota Jat agitation, on Saturday said it will call off its protest today.

Haryana Police today appealed to Jat protesters to end their agitation, saying it will only cause inconvenience to the public and lead to confrontations.

A huge crowd gathered on Wednesday at Jind in Haryana for a farmers' "mahapanchayat" or meeting to push for the repeal of three new laws at the heart of farmer protests outside Delhi since November. While several such gatherings have been seen in the past few days in Uttar Pradesh, Wednesday's meeting took it to Haryana's Jat heartland.

Haryana is on high alert in anticipation to the Jat protest call by the community members in Delhi and the National Capital Region tomorrow. The state authorities have banned the movement of tractor-trolleys in districts bordering Delhi on Monday to foil a call given by the community leaders to lay siege to the capital and hold a protest outside Pa...

The Jats called off the huge protest they had planned in Delhi and the National Capital Region from tomorrow after their leaders had a discussion with Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. Delhi, though, has made massive preparations for security. While metro service outside the city limits will not be stopped, security at the border and the ...

Taking their quota stir to the national capital, thousands of Jat community members protested at Jantar Mantar on Thursday and demanded reservations in jobs and educational institutions.

With protesting Jats observing "Balidan Divas" (day of sacrifice) today and threatening to intensify their agitation for reservation, Haryana is on high alert with maximum deployment of forces to prevent any untoward incident.

Protests by the Jat community in Haryana seeking reservation in education institutes and government jobs continued on the 18th day today.

As the ongoing Jat stir entered its 11th day on Wednesday, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar expressed hope that the protests would be over soon, even as the main faction spearheading the agitation softened its stand and said it was willing to hold talks with the government.

The Jat quota agitation in Haryana continued for the ninth day, with protesters sitting on 'dharnas' at various places today, even as the community's leaders have threatened to intensify the stir if their demands are not met by the government.

Seeking reservation in government jobs for the community, members of Jat organisations on Sunday started another round of agitation in Haryana as authorities in the state sounded a high alert to prevent the outbreak of violence.

As Haryana braces for a fresh round of quota agitation by Jats, the district administration has imposed restrictions under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code or CrPC in parts of Rohtak district as a precautionary measure. The assembly of five or more people in about 500 metres from national and state highways, along with railway stations i...

Reports that several women were dragged out of cars and raped around 50 km from Delhi in Haryana's Murthal last year at the height of violent Jat quota protests are true, the Punjab and Haryana high court has said.

In less than a month, voting in Uttar Pradesh will begin with the western part of the state, and it is here, in Muzaffarnagar, that Jat leaders held a huge meeting over a week ago to discuss who they will support. It will not be the BJP, their leaders announced, to an audience of thousands who had gathered from six different states including Haryan...

Warning fresh stir, an organisation which is spearheading the pro-quota Jat stir today asked the government to meet its demands including the release of "innocent youths" who were arrested during the Jat agitation in February.

In a relief for BJP-led Haryana government, All India Jat Arakshan Sangarsh Samiti (AIJASS), which is spearheading the pro-quota Jat agitation, on Saturday said it will call off its protest today.

Haryana Police today appealed to Jat protesters to end their agitation, saying it will only cause inconvenience to the public and lead to confrontations.