DESPITE BEING an accused in a sedition case for a “provocative speech” in May 2016, Yashpal Malik has emerged as a central figure among the Jat agitators in Haryana with thousands attending dharnas on his call. Malik is the president of All India Jat Aarakshan Sangarsh Samiti (AIJASS), which had called for dharnas from January demanding withdrawal of cases lodged in connection with violence during the February 2016 quota stir.