No lack of coordination between Centre and Haryana on Jat stir: Rajnath

Replying to a supplementary during Question Hour, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said there was no lapse on the part of the Centre and the Haryana government, adding that the state government was kept posted on the available intelligence inputs.

These included new developments, prior to and during the agitation from time to time, the Home Minister added. He stated on February 19, the Centre had also issued an advisory to the state government to keep the security arrangements and monitoring mechanism on maximum possible alert. 

Mr Singh said the government had also formed a three-member committee under the Chairmanship of former DGP Prakash Singh to look into the acts of omission and commission during the agitation. Mr Singh said the Commission would also look into the aspect of the roles of any official or political outfits involved and asked the Members to wait for its report.

He said the disbursement of compensation for the loss of lives and property due to the agitation had been initiated and the state government was doing it. Giving details of action taken following the violent incidents, Singh said 2012 FIRs have been registered, 370 people arrested, besides 20 cases registered by the Government Railway Police. 

“Action is being taken,” he said.   In its statement, the Home Ministry said the Centre had deployed 69 companies of central armed police forces and 56 army columns to maintain law and order in the state.