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Mayawati joins Jat's water war on jobs Agencies Posted online: 2010-06-15 11:30:31+05:30 LucknowEven as Jat leaders in Uttar Pradesh on Monday decided to call of their agitation demanding quota for the community in government jobs, Chief Minister Mayawati supported their demand saying they should be included in the list of backward class at the national level. "Though Jats have been included in backward category list in UP, this has not been done at the national level. Our party and government is of the view that the community should be included in this category nationally," the UP Chief Minister said in a statement here . However, she said the Jats should not have blocked water supply to Delhi to press for their demand saying disrupting water supply during summer is not justified on human grounds. They should go to Delhi and present their demand to the Centre peacefully and not resort to any method that causes inconvenience to people, she said. "The method adopted by the Jat community to press for their demand of inclusion in backward category at the national level was not justified as it causes inconvenience to the people," Mayawati said. "The Jat community should go to Delhi and present their side peacefully in a disciplined manner as UP has no role in this issue," the CM said. The agitation by Akhil Bharatiya Jat Sangarsh Samiti (ABJSS) in Muradnagar in Ghaziabad since last night had hit water supply across the national capital from the Upper Ganga Canal. However, they suspended their agitation after talks with government officials.
