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NARWANA (JIND): The Sarv Jat Khap Panchayat (SJKP) on Sunday started its seven-day march from Narwana in Jind district of Haryana to Delhi demanding quota for the community in the OBC category.Over 100 members of three khaps led by SJKP president Nafe Singh Nain gathered in Narwana town and started their march towards Delhi saying that they will not backtrack from the agitation until they get an assurance from the centre government about the reservation centre and state government jobs as well as education institutions for jats.The SJKP had served an ultimatum to the state government earlier in March which expired on December 15. In response to their demand, the state government in principle had agreed on December 12 to provide 10% quota to Jats and four other castes by creating a separate special backward category and urged the khaps not to go ahead with the stir.Though 84 khap panchayats from Rohtak, Jhajjar and Sonipat and the all India Jat Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti (AIJASS) had welcomed the government's move, khaps from Hisar and Jind districts rejected it.SKJP spokesperson Sube Singh Samain said that they would reach Delhi on December 23 and block the road and rail connections to cut off supply of essential commodities like milk and vegetables to the national capital.

He said that separate groups of khaps from Bhiwani, Hisar and Karnal are also marching towards Delhi simultaneously. Meanwhile, a meeting of the Jat leaders of various factions including those of SKJP, Rohtak Khaps and AIJASS with the Haryana chief minister is scheduled to be held in Chandigarh on Monday.