Authorities in Haryana called in the Army in a few districts, including Rohtak, on Friday evening after the agitation by jat protestors turned violent. The jat protestors, who have been demanding reservation in jobs and educational institutions, torched several police and private vehicles in Rohtak.

Who are the jats?

What did the CM offer them?

Why did they reject it?

Here’s why ...

Supreme Court on jat Quota

vandalize and damage vehicles during a protest in Rohtak (AP Photo)

Jat stir goes back to 1990s

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July 2015:

In March 2015,

Protesters run some with sticks during a pro caste quota protest in Rohtak (AP Photo)

What happened on Friday?

Jat protesters jam the Gurgaon-Alwar National Highway near Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Chowk in Gurgaon (PTI Photo )

Here is why the Jat community is up in arms.* A north Indian martial and farming community not traditionally considered ‘backward’.* A special backward class quota; basis: economic status* They want to be in the OBC category* Jats make up 29% of Haryana’s population. They’re politically and economically well off. They’re better off in terms of education too. The demand to be declared OBC will help them corner the 27% OBC reservation in government jobs* The Supreme Court said "social backwardness" key to determine backwardness — caste alone cannot be reason to grant reservation.* If Haryana were to add a jat quota to the existing OBC (27%) +scheduled castes & scheduled tribes (22.5%), it would defy Supreme Court cap of 50% reservations.Jats have agitated to be on the OBC list of the Centre & states, since VP Singh’s Mandal report of 1991.Their demand in Haryana, UP and MP to be in central OBC list rejected by the National Commission for Backward ClassesThe panel commissions a survey to review jats’ backwardness in six states, including Haryana and UP.* Haryana’s surveys of jats compare them to higher castes, not the lower onesCongress’s Bhupinder Singh Hooda promises them a quota; he becomes CMHooda includes jats & four other castes under 10% specially backward class (SBC) quotaSpecially backward class quota set aside by high court after SC refuses to accept the recommendationsSC rejects Centre’s decision to include jats from 9 states in central OBC list: Haryana, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal, MP, Delhi, Rajasthan, UP & Uttarakhand.* Protesters break into home of state minister Captain Abhimanyu, try to set it on fire; burn his cars* One killed when policemen fire on protesters who blocked a road near the Rohtak-Delhi bypass, burned a police jeep and other vehicles.* Protestors block highways, rail tracks. Train services to MP, Rajasthan disrupted* 40 trains passing through Haryana over two days cancelled* Army called in eight districts* Bus services stopped on many routes* Schools shut down* Supplies of essentials hit