New Delhi: With Jats calling off their agitation, Delhi Metro today announced that its services will continue as usual tomorrow.
Tomorrow, metro stations in Gurgaon, Noida and Faridabad will remain open as usual.
Earlier, the authorities had said that some restrictions will be in place at Yellow Line’s four stations — Central Secretariat, Patel Chowk, Udyog Bhavan and Lok Kalyan Marg, but late in the night they withdrew the partial curtailment.
Yesterday, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) had announced that trains will not travel beyond the city’s borders from 11.30 PM today, while 12 stations in Central Delhi were be shut from 8 PM till further orders.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today held talks with the agitating Jat leaders from the state on the quota issue.
Later, All India Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti (AIJASS) chaiperson Yashpal Malik said, “Our agitation and march towards Delhi has been called off.”
Jats are demanding reservations in government jobs and educational institutions, besides withdrawing of criminal cases registered against several youths of the community, release of those lodged in jail, and compensation and government jobs to the next of kin of those killed in last year’s agitation.
—-PTI