All India Jat Arakshan Sangarsh Samiti, which is spearheading the pro-quota Jat agitation, last night said that it will call off its protest today.
The decision to call off the 14-day agitation came after a marathon meeting held between the Samiti President Yashpal Malik and Haryana Minister Krishan Lal Panwar in Delhi. After the meeting, Mr Malik announced that the Haryana government has almost accepted all of their demands and assured them to resolve the issues within the ambit of law.
He said that the state government has been given time till August 31 to resolve the Jats’ issues.
Among major demands, protesting Jats have been demanding release of youths arrested during February stir, adequate compensation and job to next of kin of those who lost their lives in the recent stir.