New Delhi: As violence continued unabated in Haryana, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday took stock of the prevailing situation in the state with top officials, including NSA Ajit Doval, Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag besides others.
The Home Minister was given a detailed presentation by senior officials on the violence during the agitation and blockades put up by the Jats, who have been demanding quota, official sources said.
Singh told all concerned that all necessary steps must be taken to bring back peace and normalcy in Haryana and there should be no compromise in maintaining law and order.
The Home Minister was told that around 7,300 paramilitary personnel have been deployed, besides Army columns, to assist the state government to deal with the situation arising out of the violence, sources said.
Singh said water supply to Delhi must be maintained at all cost and road and other communication networks must be restored as early as possible. Those present in the meeting included Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi, Director of Intelligence Bureau Dineswar Sharma besides others.
Violence continued unabated in Haryana today with stone-pelting mobs attacking security personnel trying to clear a road blockade triggering a clash in which three persons were killed raising the death toll to 19 in the nine-day old stir.
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