Thakrie/Drabshalla, May 04: - Congress today demanded granting of Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to Pahari people in Jammu and Kashmir, saying any further delay on the issue would be against the national interest.
This was said by Vice President J&K PCC, G. M. Saroori while addressing the people at Mangthalla area of Tehsil Thakrie and Delhoti area of Tehsil Drabshallah in district Kishtwar.
Saroori said here that the people, residing in the entire Chhenab Valley, Pirpanchal ranges, border belts and Pahari-speaking part of Kashmir Valley, should be declared as Scheduled Tribe (ST).
“Over 30 lakh Paharis are facing discrimination and step-motherly treatment by the state and Central government, they are not been granted ST status. Any further delay is not in the national interest,” Congress leader, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori said.
He said that more than two lakhs educated unemployed youth from the community are the most sufferers and can be misled or misused by anti-national and anti-social elements.
Lambasting on the so called leaders for playing cheap and dirty politics, Saroori said that the number of schemes in various sectors of development including health, R&B, Water Supply, Power, Education, Agriculture and allied sectors during the last more than 12 years in district Kishtwar and Doda speaks loud and clear about the performance of Congress and response to the public demands.
“Some people for political reasons do not want to count the glaring achievements what i (Saroori) did from the 2002 and attempt to divert the attention of the people from the massive development process taking place in the area. They still indulge in raising irrelevant slogans like discrimination”, Saroori said and added that he does not believe in propaganda because the work done on the ground itself speaks for its author and will leave no stone unturned to make Inderwal a model constituency.
Various demands and grievances were raised by people of Mangthalla and Delhoti which includes non-payment of MGNREGA wages, better medical facilities, facilities regarding Veterinary Services, drinking water, better staff position in the schools, improvement in water supply schemes and replacement of old rotten wooden poles with steel poles,
Naib Tehsildar Drabshalla, Jagdish Raj, other sectoral officer and Sarpanches & Congress leaders including Mohd Yusuf Shah, Jagdish Raj, Mohd Sikander Ahahnger, Ghulam Mouhi Ud Din, Mohd Rafiq Shah, Mohd Shafi, Mohd Latief, Abdul Gani Wani, Bablu, Gulab Singh, Bashir Ahmed Sheikh, Akhtar Hussain Khurwaey, Mohd Shafi, Ghulam Mustafa Lone, Bashir Ahmed, Mohd Ashraf Mattoo, Gulzar Ahmed Mattoo, Fareed Ahmed, Chowdhary Qasim Din, Zakir Hussain, Mohd Sharief Naik, Zubair Ahmed Najaar, Tanveer Ahmed, Mohd Yasin, Alaf Din and people in large were among the prominent who were present.
Earlier Saroori also visited the residence of Gulla Ganie and Javeid Ahmed Ganei to personally condole the demise of their sons namely Sajjad Hussain (24 years) and Muzaffer Hussain (25 years) both resident of Melan Kishtwar who passed away yesterday when the Scorpio falls into deep gorge on NHPC road Kishtwar.
He stayed with the bereaved families and expressed his sympathy and solidarity with them, offered fatiyah, consoled the family members and prayed to the Almighty Allah for eternal peace to the departed souls beside a place for them in heaven. He also prayed to Almighty Allah to give strength to the family members of the deceased to bear irreparable loss.
Sarori also visited District Hospital Kishtwar and enquired about the health of Sajad Hussain son of Mohammad Ramzan resident of Hasti Kishtwar who was injured in the yesterday’s Scorpio accident.
He was accompanied by Medical Supt. Kishtwar Dr. Parvez and other Doctors of the Hospital.
Saroori interacted with the patient attended and assured them all help. He asked the doctors about the status of injured patient and ask the Doctors to extend best possible Medicare to the patients. He also wished for early recovery of the patient.
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