Violence may have done the Jats more harm than good

February 24, 2016 09:15

As large mobs of reservation seekers attacked commercial, residential and government properties, indulged in rioting, arson and loot, and attacked members of other communities in some places to vent their anger for not being provided reservation in jobs, little did they realise that their actions would only harm their employment prospects.

The violence, which left 18 people dead, 200 injured, and led to destruction of property worth nearly 20,000 crore rupees has, according to trade organisations, severely damaged the confidence of people to invest in the state.

"Let alone think about investing in the state, the violence has even made traders -- whose properties were spared -- wonder when and if at all they should reopen their establishments or seek business opportunities in safer areas elsewhere," said Praveen Khandelwal, president of the Confederation of All India Traders.

More than the harm caused to over a thousand buildings in the state, the manner and scale of violence has shattered the confidence of the people and traders, he said. "The way the agitators were also able to block rail and road traffic has made the people fearful."

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