(DIYA TV) — At least 10 people have been killed and 150 injured in protests by India’s agricultural Jat community in support of of caste-based quota systems in the north state Haryana, according to police.
The violence which erupted over the weekend has effected water supplies in the capital New Delhi — protestors cut off the canal gates which feed the capital’s water treatment facilities. “Until the government reaches a decision in our favour, we’re going to stop water supplies, block roads and disrupt railways to New Delhi,” Satayawan Mor, a protester, told Al Jazeera.
Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister of Delhi, announced water would be rationed and that schools would be closed throughout the region in an effort to help preserve supplies. Kejriwal took to his Twitter account and said officials were seeking help from the army to get the canals open.
Since yest, v r pursuing wid Har n Central govts to seek army help to open Munak canal,which supplies Del water. Pray something happens soon
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 21, 2016