Nine trains cancelled due to Jat agitation

The agitation by the Jat community over reservation has severely affected railway services as 700 trains of Northern Railways have been cancelled so far.

The Jat agitation has not only left Delhi dry, it has also shot up air fare to Punjab and Rajasthan to never-before heights. One of the flights by Jet Airways has listed the five-hour flight with one stop at Rs 99,128.

Jaipur-Delhi fare stands between Rs 9,000 and Rs 24,000.

On last account, a quick search on MakeMyTrip.com threw up only two available flights for those looking to leave Chandigarh and fly to New Delhi, with only three seats available.

The minister told Badal that various airlines like Spice Jet, Air India, Jet Airways and Indigo were operating additional flights from Delhi to Chandigarh, Amritsar, Jaipur and Jammu. The mob also set a railway station on fire and the army has been called in to restore order. On Sunday, the Rajdhani Express and the August Kranti Rajdhani Express trains were cancelled from Mumbai Central.

The Jat protesters have blocked the Shimla highway near Panchkula, the National Highway 1 and the Bahadurgarh road between Delhi and Haryana.

Six more people have died in today’s violence, taking the number of deaths to 10. Normal life has been disrupted and crippled in various districts in Haryana, including Rohtak, Jind, Hisar, Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Sonipat.