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New Delhi, Nov 27: All India Jat Aarakshan Sangarsh Samiti (AIJASS) president Yashpal Malik on Monday threatened to start a fresh agitation if their demand (reservation for the jats), was not met by the BJP-led Haryana government.
Speaking to ANI, over the Jat reservation issue, Malik said,”If Haryana government does not agree to our demands then we will hold a protest and many will come to Delhi on tractors and trolleys for the protest.”
If Haryana government does not agree to our demands then we will hold a protest and many will come to Delhi on tractors and trolleys for the protest: JAt leader Yashpal Malik in Rohtak yesterday pic.twitter.com/hyttl8hqVc
— ANI (@ANI) November 27, 2017
Earlier on Sunday, Yashpal Malik, who had spearheaded the agitation in support of the reservation demand last year, addressed a rally in Haryana’s Rohtak and accused the state’s BJP government of going back on its promise of giving reservation to the Jats.
The rally was attended by Union Minister and Jat leader Birender Singh and Indian National Lok Dal leader Abhay Singh Chautala. Union Minister for Steel Chaudhary Birender Singh also voiced his support for Jat reservation and said that there is a chance that they will get reservation. “When Gujjars and Yadavs can get reservation then why can’t we,” asked the Union minister.
In January 2016, the Jat agitation had turned violent and continued for over 50 days. The protest had killed around 50 people and had left over 200 injured. Government and private property worth crores of rupees was also damaged during the violence.
