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| India caste violence in Rohtak leads to tightened security | |
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| Authorities in the northern Indian town of Rohtak have tightened security to control caste-related violence. | Authorities in the northern Indian town of Rohtak have tightened security to control caste-related violence. |
| At least 15 people were injured on Thursday after a rally by the Jat community, demanding better access to jobs and education, turned violent. | At least 15 people were injured on Thursday after a rally by the Jat community, demanding better access to jobs and education, turned violent. |
| The protesters blocked major highways, stopped railway traffic and clashed with rival caste groups. | The protesters blocked major highways, stopped railway traffic and clashed with rival caste groups. |
| The Jat community wants quotas in government jobs, but other caste groups have opposed their demands. | The Jat community wants quotas in government jobs, but other caste groups have opposed their demands. |
| The police have also suspended mobile internet services in Rohtak and banned any gathering of more than four people. | The police have also suspended mobile internet services in Rohtak and banned any gathering of more than four people. |
| Rohtak's superintendent of police Shashank Anand said that the measures were taken "to maintain law and order" in the district. | Rohtak's superintendent of police Shashank Anand said that the measures were taken "to maintain law and order" in the district. |
| Extra paramilitary forces had been deployed to help the police in keeping the city calm, he added. | Extra paramilitary forces had been deployed to help the police in keeping the city calm, he added. |
| The Haryana state administration has also tightened security in the neighbouring towns of Sonepat and Jhajjar. | The Haryana state administration has also tightened security in the neighbouring towns of Sonepat and Jhajjar. |
| Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar held an emergency meeting on Thursday night to asses the situation in the state. | Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar held an emergency meeting on Thursday night to asses the situation in the state. |
| The Jats are currently listed as upper caste but they are demanding the status of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). | The Jats are currently listed as upper caste but they are demanding the status of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). |
| The community's leaders say that the quotas for OBCs and other lower castes puts them at a disadvantage in government jobs and state-run educational institutes. | The community's leaders say that the quotas for OBCs and other lower castes puts them at a disadvantage in government jobs and state-run educational institutes. |
| The Indian government has divided people from lower castes in three categories as part of its affirmative action policy to offer quotas in jobs and educational institutes. | |
| The communities listed as the Scheduled Castes (SCs) are essentially the lowest in the Hindu caste hierarchy, locally referred to as Dalits. | The communities listed as the Scheduled Castes (SCs) are essentially the lowest in the Hindu caste hierarchy, locally referred to as Dalits. |
| The Scheduled Tribes (STs) are the people who mostly live in remote areas. | The Scheduled Tribes (STs) are the people who mostly live in remote areas. |
| The OBCs are educationally and economically backward but do not face so much exclusion or isolation. | The OBCs are educationally and economically backward but do not face so much exclusion or isolation. |