With Jat leaders threatening to intensify their agitation for reservation by observing Balidan Divas (day of sacrifice) on Sunday, the Haryana police on Saturday said that there will be maximum deployment of forces to prevent any untoward incident.
The agitation, seeking reservation in education and government jobs for the Jat community among other demands, entered its 21st day on Saturday.
"There will be maximum deployment of forces from Haryana and of the forces from outside the state on Sunday," Haryana's ADGP (Law and Order) Mohd Akil told reporters here.
In view of the fresh round of stir, he said there will be deployment of 37 companies of the paramilitary forces.
He said the Jat leaders spearheading the stir had held a round of talks with a Haryana government-appointed committee of senior bureaucrats, and the next round was likely to take place on 20 February, which could be held in Panipat, venue of the previous parleys.
Akil said he hoped that those sitting on dharnas would maintain peace the way they had been doing in the current round of stir.
On being asked whether drone cameras would be used to monitor the agitation on Sunday, the ADGP said local field commanders would take a call in that regard.
He said no traffic advisory had been issued for the public for Sunday.
Akil also stated that the Haryana Police, Central forces and other agencies were coordinating with each other to ensure peace and law and order was maintained.
To a query, the official said action will be taken if anybody was found involved in spreading rumours or misinformation on the social media.
The All-India Jat Aarakshan Sangarsh Samiti (AIJASS), the main body spearheading the fresh stir, had announced that they would decide the future course of action on 19 February.
AIJASS president Yashpal Malik had said, "19 February would be observed as Balidan Divas at different places in the country, in memory of those who lost their lives during the agitation of 2016."
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