By IANS
New Delhi : Delhi Police Sunday made elaborate security arrangements amid conflicting reports of a call for Delhi shutdown Monday by Gujjar leaders in support of their agitation in Rajasthan for tribal status, and appealed to the farming community to maintain peace.
The appeal followed a demonstration by members of the largely farming community at Jantar Mantar here – under the banner of All India Gujjar Mahasabha – where a call for general strike was given.
Police said certain groups of the Gujjar community reportedly gave the call.
There was uncertainty about the shutdown as a group of Gujjar leaders held a meeting Sunday at Haryana MP and prominent Gujjar leader Avtar Singh Bharana's residence here and discussed the possibility of giving a call for a Delhi 'bandh' (shutdown) and blocking the entry of goods to the capital.
Bharana had a meeting with some Gujjar leaders at his residence here Sunday.
Chief spokesperson of Delhi Police Deependra Pathak said: "The police are in contact with the Gujjar community leaders and have appealed to them to maintain peace and tranquillity in the National Capital Region of Delhi."