AIJASS to observe Feb 26 as black day

Tribune News Service

Ugrakheri (Panipat), Feb 19

A huge turnout of Jat protesters was witnessed today at the stadium of Ugrakheri village in the district.

Scores of Jat protesters along with a large number of women from various villages in the district reached the dharna venue to observe the ‘Balidan Divas’ in more than 150 tractor-trailers, cars, jeeps and bikes.

Manvender Singh Verma, Uttar Pradesh AIJASS state president, said 10 more dharnas would begin at Bhiwani, Jind, Kaithal, Panipat, Hisar, Karnal, Dadri, Kurukshetra, Mewat and Panchkula on March 1. A big demonstration would be organised in Delhi on March 2 and a memorandum would be submitted to the President, he said.

“The AIJASS will gherao Parliament and the date will be announced on March 2 in Delhi,” he said.

The samiti had decided to mark February 26 as black day in the state against the government’s divisive policies, he asserted. He also appealed to the women protesters to come at the dharna site with black ‘dupattas’ and men to wear black turbans.

Dr Chander Shekhar Khare, Deputy Commissioner, along with Rahul Sharma, Superintendent of Police, camped at the government school near the dharna venue.

Security has been beefed up at the Panipat-Haridwar highway, NH-1 and Munak canal in the district.