Jat quota protests: Virender Sehwag, Vijender Singh appeal agitators for peace

New Delhi: After boxing superstar Vijender Sigh, former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag on Sunday appealed to the jats to end their violent agitation for reservation. 

Taking to social micro-blogging site Twitter, Viru said that people of the community were saviours and not destroyers.

Vijender on Saturday had requested the people of Haryana not to fight among themselves.

सभी भाइयों से मेरी विनती है की हिंसा त्याग दो और जिसकी जो भी माँग हो वो संवैधानिक तरीक़े से रखो। हम रक्षक हैं, हिंसक नहीं। — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 21, 2016

देश की सेना और खेल जगत और ना जाने कितनी चीज़ों में देश का नाम ऊँचा किया है। हमारा जोश देश के भले लिए इस्तेमाल होना चाहिए।

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 21, 2016

Dudh Dahi Ka khana yo mahra Haryana bhaiyo Haryana apna he h na ldo aapas me #SaveHaryana — Vijender Singh (@boxervijender) February 20, 2016

pic.twitter.com/TpFVkNvSdt — Vijender Singh (@boxervijender) February 21, 2016

Interestingly, Sehwag's former opening partner Gautam Gambhir criticized the ongoing events in Haryana.

Wht is a point of sacrificing ur life for the country when there is demand for quota everywhere. — GGF (@GautamGambhir) February 21, 2016

A soldier never thinks abt quota or demand for quota b4 sacrificing his life.#respect soldiers — GGF (@GautamGambhir) February 21, 2016

Jats are demanding reservation and despite various leaders, including the Haryana Chief Minister M L Khattar, appealing to them to maintain peace, there was no let up in the protests which have disrupted normal life in Rohtak, Jind, Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Sonipat and Hisar.