PoK DPs term reservation to Paharis politically motivated

PoK DPs leader Rajiv Chuni addressing public meeting in Jammu.
PoK DPs leader Rajiv Chuni addressing public meeting in Jammu.

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 18:  Chairman SOS International and senior leader of Displaced Persons from PoK Rajiv Chuni has  alleged that   3 percent reservation  extended to Pahari speaking people of the State was a politically motivated as the real  claimants  (PoK DPs) who are by clan Paharis haven’t been incorporated in ambit of reservation.
Addressing a large gathering of PoK DPs here today,  Chuni said that the recent move of Government of extending reservation to Pahari- speaking people proved that it has nothing to do with the welfare 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. It is quite surprising that a large community which by birth is  Pahari, has 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.
Chuni further said that  PoK DPs have been living in exile under  inhumane conditions for the last 70 years and they must have been considered on high priority for this reservation. He said these people need reservation 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. Chuni further added that PoK DPs  have 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 on the occasion included  Prof JS Mangal, Prof NN Sharma, Gurmeet Singh Isher, Parmod Ghai, Ved Raj Bali, Sharda Devi, Tilak Raj Sethi, Pardeep Sabharwal and Dharam Vir Gupta.

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