Senior Union ministers -- Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj and Manohar Parrikar -- today met for an hour to discuss the Haryana situation following the agitation of Jats demanding reservation.
This is for the third consecutive day that senior ministers have met to discuss the situation in Haryana, where a BJP government is in power.
Home Minister Singh, External Affairs Minister Swaraj and Defence Minister Parrikar reviewed the situation and the steps taken so far to bring back normalcy in Haryana, official sources said.
The meeting came shortly after a delegation of Jats had a meeting with the Home Minister where it was stated that a Bill will be brought in the coming session of Haryana assembly to give OBC status to Jats in the state.
A high-powered committee headed by a senior Union minister will also be set up to look into the demand of the Jats for reservation in central government jobs.
Army, paramilitary forces have been deployed in several districts of the state to maintain law and order.
Haryana was on the edge today as fresh incidents of arson and violence shook the state with a ninth town being brought under curfew as the Jat agitation for quota under OBC entered the eighth day claiming 10 lives.
The Delhi government has announced closure of schools tomorrow as part of water rationing after supply from Haryana was disrupted. The national capital also witnessed traffic jams in some parts due to dmonstrations by Jat protesters.
