Sedition Case Registered Against Jat Stir Leader, 125 Others

The language used by him and his supporters could potentially incite violence.

File photo of Jat agitation at its peak. (Photo: PTI)

• A sedition case was registered on Friday against Jat Sangharsh Samiti Chief Yashpal Malik and 125 others for allegedly threatening peace and communal harmony in Haryana, by instigating people to launch a fresh quota agitation.
  
  
• Malik organised a meeting at a local Jat Dharamshala on Wednesday where he announced another agitation on June 5. He demanded reservation for Jats, withdrawal of cases registered during the previous protests and compensation to those killed during the agitation in February.
  
  
• The case has been registered under Section 124 A (sedition), 153 A (1) and 153 (b) of the IPC. Malik threatened to stage protests in other states as well. The Jat leader and his followers used language which could potentially instigate people to launch violent agitation against the Haryana government and create law and order problem in the state.
  
  

(With inputs from PTI.)