Jat quota violence rages on, spills into Delhi and UP

Buses set on fire as the Jat agitation for reservation intensifies in Sonipat. The government rushed 1,200 army personnel on Sunday to violence-hit Haryana to quell rampaging Jat protesters. (PTI)

Updated on: Feb 21, 2016 5:32 PM IST

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Buses set on fire as the Jat agitation for reservation intensifies in Sonipat. The government rushed 1,200 army personnel on Sunday to violence-hit Haryana to quell rampaging Jat protesters. (PTI)

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Demonstrators from the Jat community shout slogans during a protest in New Delhi. The protests also rocked the Capital after demonstrators damaged the Munak canal that supplies water to Delhi. (REUTERS)

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A view of shops and motorcycles burnt by protesters at Rohtak on Saturday. The home ministry deployed over 5,000 troops and an equal number of paramilitary personnel to contain the violence. (Manoj Dhaka/ HT Photo)

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Demonstrators from the Jat community eat as they block the Delhi-Haryana national highway during a protest in New Delh. Protesters converged on major crossroads and forced highway petrol pumps across the state to shut down, amid reports that the army was forced to back down in some areas. (REUTERS)

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The protesting Jat community members demand reservation in government services in Bahadurgarh in Haryana. Additional chief secretary (home) Pranab Kishore Das said the quota row had to be dealt politically and administratively. (Ravi Choudhary/ HT Photo)

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Jat community members during the protest demanding reservation in Bahadurgarh in Haryana. Minister Anil Vij said talks couldn’t be held with a “mob” and said Jats should form a committee. (Ravi Choudhary/ HT Photo)

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Residents gather on a street as others gesture to hold them back amid ongoing caste protests in Rohtak. Residents of the district allege that the agenda of the Jat movement has shifted from seeking reservations to indiscriminate looting and arson. (AFP)

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People seen riding a tractor as Jat protesters block the NH 44 near Karnal in Haryana. Over 800 trains were cancelled and with the Chandigarh-Delhi highway blocked on Sunday and airfares skyrocketing, thousands of passengers were stranded. (Ravi Kumar/HT Photo)

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A police barricade set on fire by Jat agitators demanding reservation in Kundli, Haryana. Tensions simmered on the ground as angry mobs wielding sticks and guns set fire to shops, ATMs and looted non-Jat property (PTI)

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People of Jat community block the old Delhi road in Gurgaon during their agitation for reservation. Authorities clamped curfew in eight districts -- Rohtak, Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Hisar, Jind, Kaithal, Sonipat and Panipat - but angry mobs continued to run riot over large swathes of the state. (PTI)

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Road Jammed by Jat Community members on Delhi-Dehradun Highway in Muzaffarnagar. The government has struggled to keep the lid on Jats with protests spreading to other parts such as Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh. (HT Photo )

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Truck drivers having lunch on NH 44 after road blocks by Jat supporters near Karnal in Haryana. With little police presence and emergency helplines down, people in many areas formed local committees to protect themselves from the mob. (Ravi Kumar/HT Photo )

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Jat supporters block the NH 44 near Karnal in Haryana. Security personnel used government vehicles to help people stranded in their houses for over a week in Rohtak town. (Ravi Kumar/HT Photo )