Government under pressure following violent protests by Jat farming community complaining of discrimination.
Thousands of soldiers have been deployed to Haryana state in northern India where protesters have been killed in riots.
Jats - a traditionally rural community of farmers - are demanding more government jobs and places in state-run universities.
They complain of discrimination because of India's caste system, not because they are from a lower caste but from a higher one.
The Jats say they are being shut out because of a quota system that gives more opportunities to Indians from lower castes.
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