PTISrinagar: The Gujjar-Bakerwal community of Jammu and Kashmir held a Maha Panchayat on Sunday in Srinagar threatening to come on the roads if the government doesn't withdraw the proposed Scheduled Tribe (ST) Amendment Bill and the Forest Conservation Act.
The community representatives have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give a gift to them on his birthday by not snatching or sharing their rights and reservation.
"Today, 14 crore Hindu Gujjars of the country are standing with the Gujjars of J&K. We request the prime minister to give a birthday gift to our community. What has been given to us, please don't snatch it from us and don't tamper with it as well," said Malook Nagar, a BSP Lok Sabha member from Uttar Pradesh who addressed the gathering here.
The BJP-led government at the Centre has hinted at granting ST status to the Pahari community in Jammu and Kashmir which the Gujjar-Bakerwal community said was a "political tactic to garner votes" and aimed to dilute the ST reservation of the community.
Interestingly, in the latest delimitation of J&K concluded last year, for the first time nine seats have been reserved for the ST community.
The community representatives have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give a gift to them on his birthday by not snatching or sharing their rights and reservation.
"Today, 14 crore Hindu Gujjars of the country are standing with the Gujjars of J&K. We request the prime minister to give a birthday gift to our community. What has been given to us, please don't snatch it from us and don't tamper with it as well," said Malook Nagar, a BSP Lok Sabha member from Uttar Pradesh who addressed the gathering here.
The BJP-led government at the Centre has hinted at granting ST status to the Pahari community in Jammu and Kashmir which the Gujjar-Bakerwal community said was a "political tactic to garner votes" and aimed to dilute the ST reservation of the community.
Interestingly, in the latest delimitation of J&K concluded last year, for the first time nine seats have been reserved for the ST community.
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