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Protests of the Jat caste in Haryana ebbing from

The last was by the days of riots in the Indian state of even the water supply of New Delhi, has been affected. Now is an agreement between the protesters and the regional government reported.

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In an unusual step, the Indian army in the violent Kastenproteste intervened. In the capital city of New Delhi took over the military control of the Central water supply, the protests of the Jat caste is partially blocked and had been damaged, as Indian media reported. In the 16-million metropolis was the water supply at the weekend has become scarce. According to Delhi government Arvind Kejriwal to monitor soldiers now the repair work on the lines. Also tried the army, after days of unrest in New Delhi bordering the state of Haryana peace and security in the Region.

In the past few days in Haryana common: police in dealing with protesters

Blocked roads and Railways partly free again

Actually calmed down in the meantime, the situation in Haryana. The protesters gave blocked roads and rails partially free again. The government had previously announced, on their claims to take. Details were not yet known. In several days of clashes between security forces and protesters were at least twelve people are killed, 150 others were injured. Numerous houses, railway stations and vehicles during the riots to set fire to.

Severe destruction at the Munak canal, the Delhi water supply

The protesters want a quota system for members of the Jat people in the labour market and in education prevail. This, they hope to gain better opportunities in government and education. The ethnic group, especially landowners, are currently quotas are excluded. The Jats, mostly to wealthy farmers in Northern India, namely, as a higher caste. The Supreme court had this assessment in the past year confirms and demands for special funding, such as the lower castes rejected.

New Delhi, continued Commitments to Jats so far, not to

In Haryana, make the Jats 27 percent of all voters. For the past two decades to use the political parties the question of quotas for Jats, to the election campaign to lead and votes to win. The ruling party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in 2014 is surprising, Haryana triumphed, because many of the Jats with the promise of a better treatment of on their side. However, it has been your Commitments are not implemented. Officially, this is the more than 5,000-year-old caste system in India although abolished. But deep in Hinduism, rooted in the social system, the people strictly according to their social background is different, also live in the 21. Century fort.

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