Monday, December 4, 2023
Jammu (Urdu Point News advertisement Latest - APP. 04 December 2023) Various organizations of Gujars and Bakrawals in Jammu and Kashmir illegally occupied by India organized a Maha Panchayat in Jammu in which panchas, sarpanches, BDCs and A large number of people including DDC chairpersons attended. According to Kashmir Media Service, all the participants expressed their solidarity with the Gujars, Bakrwals and existing Scheduled Tribes of Jammu and Kashmir.
The leaders of the community demanded to protect the rights of the existing Scheduled Tribes of Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking on the occasion, the speakers expressed deep grief over the illegal and unconstitutional bill being presented in the session of the Indian Parliament. Expressed anger.
Leaders of Gujjar Bakarwals said that an illegal and unconstitutional commission headed by retired Justice GD Sharma has made recommendations to include some upper castes in the list of Scheduled Tribes.
He also condemned the behavior of some leaders of a political party who forced some of their party members belonging to the Gujjar community to hold a press conference on December 2 and accused them of misleading the Scheduled Tribes of Jammu and Kashmir. tried to. He said Gujjars and Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir are determined to continue their struggle for the protection of Scheduled Tribe status. It should be noted that the BJP government is determined to include some upper castes in the Scheduled Tribes for its political interests and is ready to present a bill in the Indian Parliament in this regard. The Gujjars and Bakarwals of the region are strongly protesting against it and demanding protection of their rights.