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| India state approves job quotas for Jats after protests | India state approves job quotas for Jats after protests |
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| The assembly in India's Haryana state has passed a bill to provide quotas for the Jat community in government jobs and educational institutes. | The assembly in India's Haryana state has passed a bill to provide quotas for the Jat community in government jobs and educational institutes. |
| The government's decision comes after the northern state witnessed violent clashes in February over the issue. | The government's decision comes after the northern state witnessed violent clashes in February over the issue. |
| At least 25 people died when Jats clashed with security forces and other communities to press for job quotas similar to those given to lower castes. | At least 25 people died when Jats clashed with security forces and other communities to press for job quotas similar to those given to lower castes. |
| The bill will become law once the state's governor signs it. | |
| Correspondents say the governor's approval is a mere formality. | Correspondents say the governor's approval is a mere formality. |
| Four other caste groups - Jat Sikh, Tyagi, Bishnoi and Ror - have also been included in the bill. | Four other caste groups - Jat Sikh, Tyagi, Bishnoi and Ror - have also been included in the bill. |
| Jat leaders say quotas for lower castes put them at a disadvantage in government jobs and at state-run educational institutions. | Jat leaders say quotas for lower castes put them at a disadvantage in government jobs and at state-run educational institutions. |
| Who are the Jats? | Who are the Jats? |
| For several days in February, there was unrest in Haryana as protesters from the Jat community set fire to vehicles, shops and buildings belonging to non-Jats. | |
| Demonstrations were also held in Delhi, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Overland transport links to Haryana were brought to a halt by the protests, despite a curfew and the deployment of the army. | Demonstrations were also held in Delhi, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Overland transport links to Haryana were brought to a halt by the protests, despite a curfew and the deployment of the army. |
| More than 10 million people in the capital, Delhi, had to go without water after the protesters sabotaged a key canal supplying water to the city. | More than 10 million people in the capital, Delhi, had to go without water after the protesters sabotaged a key canal supplying water to the city. |
| The protests were called off after Jat leaders accepted a government offer. | The protests were called off after Jat leaders accepted a government offer. |
| The government's decision to pass the bill on Tuesday is seen as part of the promise it made to Jat leaders in February. | The government's decision to pass the bill on Tuesday is seen as part of the promise it made to Jat leaders in February. |