Advocates, traders clash in Rohtak

Traders and advocates today clashed outside the district court premises here during a protest in connection with the ongoing agitation by members of Jat community seeking reservation under the OBC quota.
Advocates of the district court were protesting against the non-inclusion of Jats in the OBC category outside the court premises from where city traders were passing in a procession to submit a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner, police said.
A scuffle broke out between the two groups over the issue. Members of the advocate fraternity allegedly threw wooden boards and sticks at traders who also retaliated, they said.
There were no reports of any major injuries sustained in the clash, police said, adding, tension prevailed outside court premises following the clash.

The agitation by Jat community has thrown normal life out of gear in the state. The administration of Rohtak, which is emerging as the epicentre of the protest, today clamped prohibitory orders in the district banning assembly of five or more persons.
In the wake of widespread protests in the state, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has summoned a cabinet meeting in Chandigarh this evening.