Jat stir: Khattar heckled during Rohtak visit
February 23, 2016  19:15
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar was today heckled and shown black flags by an angry mob when he visited Rohtak, the epicentre of Jat quota stir, even as the violence-hit state showed signs of return to normalcy.

There were no reports of fresh violence though the situation remained tense in Jat dominated areas like Rohtak and Sonipat, nine days after the agitation erupted leaving a trail of destruction.

The death toll in the violence has been put at 19. People had a slight respite as Jat protesters slowly lifted the road and rail blockades set up at various places during the quota stir.

Since track inspection in the affected areas is still underway after the dharnas were called off, Railways cancelled the services of about 210 trains including Kalka Shatabdi, Ludhiana Shatabdi and Himalayan Queen. In Hissar, Jat protestors lifted their dharna from the railway track at Mayyar clearing the Delhi-Hissar rail route.
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