People stand behind motorcycles and a van that were set alight by protesters during a demonstration by members of the Jat community in Rohtak, in the northern state of Haryana, India, February 21. STRINGER/REUTERS
Reuters: Indian army deploys to quell protests, water cut to Delhi
India deployed thousands of troops in a northern state on Sunday to quell protests that have severely hit water supplies to Delhi, a metropolis of more than 20 million, forced factories to close and killed 10 people.
Rioting and looting in Haryana by the Jats, a rural caste, is symptomatic of increasingly fierce competition for government jobs and educational openings in India, whose growing population is set to overtake China's within a decade.
The latest unrest threatens to undermine Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise of better days to come for Indians who elected him in 2014 with the largest majority in three decades.
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WNU Editor: On top of all of this bad news, the violence in Kashmir is heating up .... Death toll rises to seven in Kashmir militant clash (Reuters).
More News On India's Caste Crisis
Deadly North India Protests Lead to New Delhi Water Shortage -- AP
Fresh riots, arson in deadly north India caste crisis -- AFP
Deadly Rural Protests Create Water Crisis in New Delhi -- VOA
India Sends Soldiers To Quell Caste Protest; At Least 10 Dead -- NPR
Delhi facing water crisis after caste protesters cut supplies to capital -- The Telegraph
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