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| Chuni terms reservation to Pahari-speaking people politically motivated | |
Jammu, February 18, (Scoop News)- “The recent move of State Government in which 3 percent reservation was extended to Pahari Speaking People of the State was a politically motivated as the real beneficiaries i.e. PoK Displaced Persons who are by clan Paharis haven’t been incorporated in ambit of reservation that is yet another discriminative move to deprive PoK DPs from their legitimate rights”, this was stated by Rajiv Chuni, Chairman S. O. S. International – An Organization for PoK Displaced Persons in jam-packed rally held at Maheshpura Chowk, Jammu. Thousands of PoK DPs across Jammu have gathered in the rally and hailed the efforts of S. O. S. International and vowed their full fledged support to the Organization over its struggle to get absolute justice for which they have been waiting for the last 7 decades.
While addressing the rally, Chairman S. O. S. International said that the recent move of Government of extending reservation to Pahari- Speaking people proved that it has nothing to do with wellbeing of the most destitute community of the world i.e. PoK DPs as Government has taken the decision by keeping grudge in its mind. “The real beneficiaries who belong to hilly terrains of Mirpur, Muzaffarabad and Poonch kept away from the ambit of reservation is a clear indication that how serious is Government to resolve our problems and causes. It is quite surprising that a large community who by birth are Paharis, moreover who has sacrificed its all to save the State from invaders are given step motherly treatment. Government should have taken all the Pahari Speaking People of the State into consideration before granting 3 percent reservation according to their cultural, linguistic, Geographical identities but on what grounds and which logic the so called move of providing reservation to handful people hailing from two districts i.e. Poonch and Rajouri was taken”, he added.
S. O. S. International Chairman further said that PoK DPs have been living in exile like nomads under inhumane conditions for the last 70 years and they must have been considered on high priority for this reservation as their wards are working as laborers, cleaners, domestic helpers etc. and they need reservation very desperately so that their living standards can be uplifted. “Government ought to have included PoK DPs in this reservation bill as they have been demanding for long time. A wave of gloom has gasped PoK DPs as they had great expectation from Government but they remain empty handed because vote bank politics were kept in consideration while granting status of reservation to the people who speak Pahari in hilly terrains of the state. If Government doesn’t want to grant us this status, then it must constitute PoK DPs Development Board that will look into the matters of ours as we have been deprived from our basic rights which include food, shelter, health, education, employment, etc.”, Chuni reiterated.
He furthered said that PoK DPs are put in another mental traumatic scenario where Government is behaving like a monster where limitations of discrimination have gone beyond one’s imagination. This is the 4th generation of PoK DPs who is expecting some sigh of relief amount but Government’s out of logic decisions have put them in another state of gloominess. He further said that if the process of providing justice continue in such a biased manner then, we will be left with no option but to launch unprecedented struggle”, he added.
He further said that it has been approximately 2 years when Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti took oath of office. That time, S. O. S. International has sought time to meet CM but after the lapse of almost 2 years, we have not been given time to meet her. “It seems that Chief Minister doesn’t want to hear us for the reasons best know to her. I would like to say that Mehbooba is not the CM of only one community but of the whole state and all the communities; she is meeting with every Tom, Dick and Harry but not with PoK DPs, it is hard to digest and very unfortunate. It seems that something is fishy happening in her office. I point out to CM’s advisors Prof. Amitabh Mattoo and Dr. Dhar because these two gentlemen have never paid any heed to our request to meet CM. They both advise CM only about the welfare of Valley migrants which is quite unfortunate as PoK DPs are the part and parcel of the state. S. O. S. International has submitted scores of letters and even contacted telephonically for seeking time to meet CM but all the time we were denied. We want to meet CM to give her suggestions and apprise of our issues but due to her advisors who keep grudge against PoK DPs not allotting time to us. The job of advisor is to give advice for the benefit of whole state not for a particular community but unfortunately we have such people on these high-pitched posts who blatantly misuse their position”, he stated.
Mr. Chuni further added that PoK DPs populace has crossed the mark of more than 1 million and till today they are denied rights.
V. K. Datta conducted stage proceedings. Others who also spoke were Prof. J. S. Mangal, Prof. N. N. Sharma, Gurmit Singh Isher, Parmod Ghai, Bhai Ram Singh, Ved Raj Bali, Sharda Devi, Tilak Raj Sethi, Pardeep Sabharwal and Dharam Vir Gupta.
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