Barring Gurgaon and Mewat, the Jat community will launch a statewide agitation from Sunday to press for reservations in state and Central government jobs, and six other related demands related to last year’s agitation. Residents can be relieved as the samiti said Gurgaon, Faridabad and Panchkula will only witness symbolic protest because of their urban character. The samiti said peaceful but indefinite protests and dharnas will commence on Sunday and continue till the demands are met. In February last year, the Jat agitation had turned violent leading to at least 30 deaths, and loss of public and private property worth hundreds of crores. They also said the Prakash Singh report on Jat agitation should be scrutinised and those officials who failed to maintain and law and order and instigated violence should be penalised.

Source: Hindustan Times January 28, 2017 17:19 UTC