Ahead of the proposed Jat quota agitation from 5 June, security arrangements in Haryana have been tightened with the deployment of 4,800 paramilitary personnel. Haryana Police has cancelled leave of all personnel, except in emergency cases, till further orders.
Haryana Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Ram Niwas said that the police and paramilitary forces have been deployed to guard the Western Yamuna Canal in Sonipat district.
The administration has specified one spot in each district where people can peacefully hold dharna, officials said.
Protesters had disrupted water supply to the national capital by damaging the Carrier-Lined Channel (CLC) of Munak Canal during the Jat agitation earlier in 2016. The officials said they are wary of protesters making another attempt at blocking national highways and rail tracks, and they have put maximum security to prevent it.
Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPc) have already been imposed in seven sensitive districts of Haryana barring gathering of five or more persons.
Police are also keeping a close watch on anyone trying to spread rumours or make inflammatory statements through social media.
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