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Normal life remains disrupted in several parts of Haryana over the Jat reservation agitations as protesting Jats continue to block roads and rail routes, affecting the supplies of essential
commodities to Rohtak, Jind, Bhiwani and other parts of the state. Curfew has been declared in Sonepat from Saturday afternoon.
Haryana government had on Friday, called the Army in nine districts of Haryana while curfew was imposed in Bhiwani and Rohtak districts along with shoot-at-sight orders after one person died
and 25 were injured during the Jat stir which turned violent with mobs resorting to widespread arson.
The Centre has also rushed 3,300 personnel of paramilitary forces to control the rampaging mob.
Incidents of violence and arson continued at several places during Friday night, even as prohibitory orders remained in place in many places including Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal and
Panipat.
Rampaging mobs had on Friday, held some policemen captive besides setting ablaze the house of the state’s Finance Minister Abhimanyu and several government and private properties in Rohtak,
Jhajjar, Hansi and several other parts of the state.
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