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20 Feb 2016

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Army deployment: the state government decided on the evening of 19 February to requisition the Army, and the DGP said a requisition had been sent for eight districts. The agitators dug up roads leading to Rohtak, so troops were airlifted there; the first columns arrived on 20 February, according to the Prakash Singh committee, whose table counts 38 columns on 20 February rising to 74 by 24 February. The DGP said on 20 February that 13 Army columns had arrived with 10 more being airlifted, and 10 paramilitary companies had arrived with 23 more on the way [3][4][5][6][1][2]

• 13 Army columns received by the state by noon on 20 February (10 more being airlifted), said Haryana DGP Yash Pal Singal [6]
• 38 Army columns deployed on 20 February, said Prakash Singh committee (para 8.11) [3]
• 74 highest number of Army columns deployed on one day (24 February), said Prakash Singh committee (para 8.11) [3]

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