With the Jat agitators announcing to continue their march in Delhi on coming March 20 despite reaching an agreement
with government at Panipat on Thursday, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said that no dialogue can reach an agreement until the protesters stop changing their stand.

Addressing a Press conference, Khattar said, "Yesterday, a meeting took place between the Jat leaders and the state government committed headed by education minister Ram Bilas Sharma in Panipat where the protesters has assured to end the agitation.

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Their leaders, however, again changed their statement today and announced to continue to block Delhi borders. It would be difficult to reach agreement if the agitators continue to change their goal posts after every meeting."

The CM further added that he is ready to meet representatives of the agitating Jat community if they wish to resolve the issue without adding fresh impractical demands. "Talks cannot be taken further with the protesters changing their stand each time. Moreover, Law and Order would be maintained at any cost," he added.

He also stated that protesters changing their statement even after reaching an agreement with the government shows that there could be some political vested interest the fresh occurrence.After a meeting with Jat leaders on Thursday, Ram Bilas Sharma said that the state government had accepted seven major demands made by agitators and the
protest would end soon.

Khattar informed that the agitators were assured that a meeting of them with a Union minister to start process for other backward class status for the community would be fixed before March 20, demands regarding granting compensation and giving government jobs to the dependents of deceased and injured during the previous agitation,
would be fulfilled in a time framed manner.

Further the government has reportedly assured to examine the withdrawal of cases except the cases pending with the courts and registered with the Central Bureau of Investigation.

However, Akhil Bharatiya Jat Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti national president Yashpal Malik refused to reach an agreement with the government saying that any decision was to be taken after meeting with the CM.

"No such accord took place in the meeting. Government is befooling people. We stand by our decision of blocking Delhi borders," Malik added.

The Jat agitators have threatened to block the national Capital on March 20, announcing that the community members from the adjoining states would throng Delhi. With an aim to avoid any untoward incident amid Jat stir, a total of 101 companies have been deputed in the state.