Excelsior Correspondent
SUNDERBANI, Apr 21: Former MLC and senior Congress leader Ravinder Sharma has urged the Prime Minister to announce ST status to Paharis during his ongoing visit.
Mr Sharma demanded that the long pending demand should be acceded to by the GoI, without further delay, as promised by the Government from time to time.
Interacting with the Pahari people at Sunderbani today, Ravinder Sharma said that the long pending demand was recommended by different successive -State Governments to the Centre for considering grant of Scheduled Tribe status to Paharis.
“The entire process and procedure for grant of ST status is complete now, awaiting Government announcement în this regard. Let the Prime Minister take a call and announce ST status to all Paharis, including displaced people,” he said.