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Malik said February 26 will be observed as "Black Day" by

Jats, who would wear black turbans, ties, ribbons or arm bands that day to protest against the government's policies.

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Jats, who would wear black turbans, ties, ribbons or arm bands that day to protest against the government's policies.

The community members have also been urged "to stop paying their power and water bills till their demands are met".

From March 1, the protesters will not cooperate with the government, Malik said adding "no one will pay power, water bills and instalment of loans that they owe to the government."

The AIJASS leader added that Jats from Delhi and Uttar Pradesh will protest in the national capital on March 2 and submit a memorandum on the issue to the President.

They also plan to gherao Parliament, the date for which is to be announced on March 2.

The AIJASS has also appealed to the community members to stop supplying milk to Delhi, the date for which would be fixed later.

Amid the ongoing stir across Haryana, he said "we are committed to maintain peace at all costs." Besides seeking quota in education and government jobs under the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) category, the demands of the Jats include the release of those jailed during last year's agitation, withdrawal of cases slapped during the stir and government jobs for the kin of those killed or injured in the stir.

There is also a demand for action against BJP MP from Kurukshetra Raj Kumar Saini for his alleged anti-Jat rants.

Haryana's key opposition party INLD has openly come out in support of the agitating Jats this time and asked the government to meet their demands.

In view of the fresh Jat stir, paramilitary forces have been deployed in sensitive areas, while the state police is maintaining a strict vigil.

Haryana police is also keeping a vigil near statues of various state icons in sensitive districts to thwart any act of vandalism.

As many as 30 people were killed and property worth crores of rupees was damaged at many places in Haryana during last year's stir. Rohtak and some of its neighbouring districts, including Sonipat and Jhajjar, were the worst hit by the violence last year.

The state had last year enacted a law for providing reservation to Jats in consultation with all stakeholders, but the same had been stayed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Once the stay on the law is vacated, the state government would request the Centre to include the law granting quota to Jats and others in the 9th Schedule, a government official said.

 

(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

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