Panipat: The second meeting between jaat leaders and the high-powered Dhesi Committee to resolve the jaat reservation issue yielded an increase in compensation to those injured in the previous agitation. The amount of compensation has been increased from one lakh to two lakhs.
Jaat leader Yashpal Malik said that the two sides will meet again on February 24. A step forward subsequent to today’s meeting is the formation of a four-member committee with two members each from the jaat community and the government to look into cases registered during the previous agitation. The jaat community will be represented in the committee by Yashpal Malik and Ashok Balhara.
The agitators are now planning to observe February 28 as ‘Black Day’ A jaat rally is also planned to be organized in Delhi on March 2. The rally will seek participation of community members from Delhi, UP and Haryana, Malik said.