Chandigarh, March 3
The Haryana Government can finally heave a sigh of relief with Jats agreeing to call off their ongoing agitation demanding the Other Backward Classes status for the community.
The decision to end the stir was taken after the 26-member committee, spearheading the protest in the state, arrived at a “compromise” with the government following a four-hour meeting at Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s residence here today.
Sources said according to the compromise worked out between Hooda and the committee headed by Nafe Singh Nain, the Haryana Government has agreed to forward the recommendations of the Haryana Backward Classes Commission to the Centre. The commission is yet to submit its report.
The contours of the agreement between the Jats and the government were not disclosed by either side and will be formally announced tomorrow at Mayyar in Hisar where the protesters are camping.
Talking to The Tribune, the secretary of the committee, Kuldeep Dhanda, confirmed that a compromise had been struck and the Jats will call off their agitation tomorrow. “The talks were held amicably and the agitation will be called off after we make the agreement public in Mayyar tomorrow,” revealed Dhanda.
While all the members of the Nain-led committee were present at the meeting , the government team led by Hooda comprised Haryana Public Works Minister Randeep Singh Surjewala, Chief Parliamentary Secretary Dharambir Singh and former Member of Parliament Jai Prakash. Surjewala said, “The delegation held a discussion with the Chief Minister in a cordial atmosphere and their issues were resolved amicably.”
The government seems to have won the final round after talks twice failed in the past, once in Delhi and then again in Pipli (Kurukshetra) last week, after Jats pressed for an assurance from Hooda that the government would implement the OBC quota in the state before forwarding the recommendation to the Centre.
The agitation had started on February 19 after the six-month deadline by the Jat Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti, announced in September last year, ended. The Samiti was supported by the khaps this time. However, mid-way through the agitation, the khaps decided to take matters in their own hands owing to a spilt in the Samiti.
The Haryana Government can finally heave a sigh of relief with Jats agreeing to call off their ongoing agitation demanding the Other Backward Classes status for the community.
The decision to end the stir was taken after the 26-member committee, spearheading the protest in the state, arrived at a “compromise” with the government following a four-hour meeting at Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s residence here today. Sources said according to the compromise worked out between Hooda and the committee headed by Nafe Singh Nain, the Haryana Government has agreed to forward the recommendations of the Haryana Backward Classes Commission to the Centre. The commission is yet to submit its report.
The contours of the agreement between the Jats and the government were not disclosed by either side and will be formally announced tomorrow at Mayyar in Hisar where the protesters are camping.
Talking to The Tribune, the secretary of the committee, Kuldeep Dhanda, confirmed that a compromise had been struck and the Jats will call off their agitation tomorrow. “The talks were held amicably and the agitation will be called off after we make the agreement public in Mayyar tomorrow,” revealed Dhanda.
While all the members of the Nain-led committee were present at the meeting , the government team led by Hooda comprised Haryana Public Works Minister Randeep Singh Surjewala, Chief Parliamentary Secretary Dharambir Singh and former Member of Parliament Jai Prakash. Surjewala said, “The delegation held a discussion with the Chief Minister in a cordial atmosphere and their issues were resolved amicably.”
The government seems to have won the final round after talks twice failed in the past, once in Delhi and then again in Pipli (Kurukshetra) last week, after Jats pressed for an assurance from Hooda that the government would implement the OBC quota in the state before forwarding the recommendation to the Centre.
The agitation had started on February 19 after the six-month deadline by the Jat Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti, announced in September last year, ended. The Samiti was supported by the khaps this time. However, mid-way through the agitation, the khaps decided to take matters in their own hands owing to a spilt in the Samiti.
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