Jat demands to be categorized as OBC rejected by NCBCīJP-led Central Government includes Rajasthan Jats (except those from Bharatpur and Dholpur) in Central OBC list.Ĭongress-led Rajasthan State Government includes Jats (except those from Bharatpur and Dholpur) in the State OBC list.īJP-led Central Government includes Jats from Bharatpur and Dholpur in Central OBC list.Ĭongress-led Haryana State Government creates a 10% SBC quota for Jats (including Sikh Jats) and three other castesĬongress-led Rajasthan State government includes Jats from Bharatpur and Dholpur in State OBC list. Gurnam Singh Commission's recommendation to include Jats in the Haryana OBC list not implemented by the Congress-led State Government Janata Dal government decides to implement the OBC reservation quotas. On, the Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled out against the Bill. The enacted Bill enlists the Jats of Hindu, Sikh and Muslim jats, Bishnois, Tyagis, and Rors in the recently sculpted Backward Classes (C) category, making them eligible for 10% reservation in class 3 and 4, and 6% reservation in class 1 and 2 jobs.
The government of Haryana had approved the Haryana Backward Classes (Reservation in Services and Admission in Educational Institutions) Bill on 29 March 2016, and notified the Act on. By 26 February, 30 people had been killed in the violence. Railway Minister told in Lok Sabha "The total loss suffered by Railways on account of damage to property and cancellation of tickets during the agitation is about Rs 55.92 crore. Following these incidents, several incidents of inter-caste violence took place across Haryana.īy 25 February, the riots were estimated to have caused a loss of ₹340 billion (US$4.5 billion) in northern India. Police also raided a Boy's hostel, and reportedly assaulted the Jat students, an occurrence which was "captured on camera and circulated over social media". On the same day, the police allegedly beat up some Jat students in Rohtak, while trying to open a blockade. Later on, they also came into conflict with the Jat students.
On 18 February, a group of non-Jats protesters clashed violently with a group of lawyers protesting against 2016 JNU sedition controversy, mistaking the lawyers for Jats. Starting on 12 February, the Jats organized non-violent protests for reservation by blocking railway lines and roads, while non-Jats opposed to their demands organized counter-protests. Support quality journalism and subscribe to Business Standard.Police and onlookers describes the initial phase of the protests as "peaceful" but it later transformed into violent riots lead by Jat community, especially in the city of Rohtak. Your support through more subscriptions can help us practise the journalism to which we are committed. We believe in free, fair and credible journalism. More subscription to our online content can only help us achieve the goals of offering you even better and more relevant content. Our subscription model has seen an encouraging response from many of you, who have subscribed to our online content. Even during these difficult times arising out of Covid-19, we continue to remain committed to keeping you informed and updated with credible news, authoritative views and incisive commentary on topical issues of relevance.Īs we battle the economic impact of the pandemic, we need your support even more, so that we can continue to offer you more quality content.
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