Haryana Imposes Curfew In Some Villages While Military On Guard In Munak Canal
Security forces are now reportedly in control of the Munak Canal earlier taken over by Jat agitators over government job quota dispute in Haryana's Sonipat district. Previously, a water crisis loomed in the national Indian capital of Delhi as Jat-led protests halted water supply to the city.
"Thank u army, thank u center for securing Munak canal back. Great relief for Delhi," tweeted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as quoted by Indian Express.
Normalcy appears to be crawling in despite a number of traffic disruptions carried out by violent-laden demonstrations against the government's withdrawal of 'Other Backward Caste' status to the Jat community which would have entitled the caste a number of privileges as a result of Indian's large affirmative action program.
As the situation stabilizes, curfews earlier imposed in volatile towns have since been lifted or relaxed except in 5 Hissar villages where the tensions are particularly high. Shoot-at-sight orders have been issued to deter any attempts by violent protesters for a full-swing mass rioting and arson as reported by New Indian Express.
While the situation appears to have improved compared to last week, there are still sporadic incidents of violence happening in 7 districts apart from Hissar- Rohtak, Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Sonipat, and Panipat. As government forces proceed with their operation of restoring peace and order.
According to a report by Tribune India, a number of prominent residents in Haryana have met with Inspector General OP Singh, who oversees the ongoing security operation, to discuss the deterioration of law and order even as curfew and other restrictions remain in place. They also demanded government forces to increase the level of against the movement of arsonists across the embattled state.
