Jat leaders give Haryana govt 7 more days to bring quota bill

March 18, 2016 16:54

The Jat community leaders have extended the deadline for the Haryana government till March 31 to bring bill for providing reservation.

"We had a meeting with the government and it was decided that in this session only all legal formalities over quota bill will be completed. We have given March 31 time to the government. In case nothing happens by then, we will hold a meeting on April 3 to discuss the future coarse of action," Jat leader Yashpal Malik told media.

Various Jat organisations had on Monday threatened to resume their quota agitation, which rocked the state last month and claimed 30 lives, if the Manohar Lal Khattar government does not meet their demand by today.

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