Quota-seeking Jats to 'flood' CWG venues, disrupt games
Manveer Saini, TNN, Sep 16, 2010, 06.42am IST
CHANDIGARH: Delhi government might have to tackle a different flood
during the Commonwealth Games if the reservation tangle of Jats is not
resolved by October 3.
Jat community bodies, agitating for reservation under OBC category,
plan to buy tickets to CWG in bulk to facilitate disruption of the
games at different venues.
The Jat plan is simple — why clash with security forces outside CWG
venues when they can enter venues easily and then play the spoilsport.
"As it is, over 15 lakh security personnel would be pressed into
action for the CWG, whereas we have a population of five crore in
India. Also, we have enough resources to purchase tickets in bulk. We
may boycott by not making it to venue leaving it almost empty or can
protest there," said Yash Pal Malik, national president of Jat
Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti.
Speaking to The Times of India, he said, "We would wait till October
3, the deadline given by us to Central and Haryana governments to add
us in OBC quota. Else, we would go ahead with our agitation plan.''
Referring to their action plan, Samiti's Haryana state president Hawa
Singh Sangwan, said Jats were willing to take on anyone to get the
reservation and were in no mood to relent, even if it led to a huge
embarassment with CWG getting disrupted. Sangwan said that the
agitating Jat groups also have plans to cut supplies to Delhi and
create all kinds of obstructions during the games. Haryana and Uttar
Pradesh are the main suppliers for provisions and milk products.
All India Jat Mahasabha (AIJM), which also has plans to agitate on the
quota issue before and during CWG, has decided not to indulge in any
kind of violence. "Our agitation began long ago. We would oppose the
Queen's Baton and CWG, but in a peaceful manner," said AIJM state
president Om Parkash Maan.
Meanwhile, greeting the Queen's Baton on September 26 with black flags
at Sirsa would be Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti's first protest in
their run up to CWG. "We would line up on both sides of the road from
Sirsa to Delhi, waving black flags till the Baton reaches Delhi,''
said Hawa Singh Sangwan, Haryana head of the Samiti.
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