Jat stir: stones pelted at Haryana Minister Dhankar’s house

Updated - November 17, 2021 02:08 am IST

Published - February 20, 2016 12:42 pm IST - Jhajjar

A mob on Saturday pelted stones at the house of senior Haryana Minister O.P. Dhankar here as the > agitation by Jats demanding quota spread to more areas in the state.

No one was injured in the incident.

“The mob threw stones at Dhankar’s house, but no one was injured,” a police official said.

Dhankar is among the prominent Jat politicians in the state.

The official said tension prevailed in the area and police and paramilitary forces were trying to bring the situation under control.

Jhajjar is among the district's worst hit by the Jat stir.

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