Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 8: Jammu and Kashmir Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president, Ravinder Raina said that NC, Congress and PDP exploited Gujjar-Bakerwal and Pahadi community, while the BJP worked with zeal and zest for the upliftment of these communities and providing justice to them.
Addressing series of meetings at Prat, Bagnoti Handan Nowshera Dabber and Kangri area of district Rajouri along LoC, today he said by eliminating the 70 years of injustice in Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP provided basic services to the people of Gujjar and Bakkarwal community and safeguarded their rights.
Raina said that political families of National Conference, Congress and People’s Democratic Party have done gross injustice to ST including Gujjars and Bakkarwals of the area. He said that these parties never allowed these communities to rise up for their own and their families benefit.
Raina said that after the repeal of Article 370, communities like Gujjars and Bakkarwals have benefited immensely and the repeal of this law has given the community political reservation in the region. He said that political reservation will help in maintaining their culture and connecting them to the way of living modern life and ensure their upliftment.
Today, the Pahadi people have got all the facilities ranging from the language rights, good education, security, means of employment and all other facilities, this has been possible only by the efforts of BJP.
Raina said that it was the BJP, that made sure provisions for them right from education to jobs. BJP ensured that facilities like electricity, water, roads etc. reach their homes and they should not feel disconnected from the society.
He further said that the Gujjar -Bakkarwal community should give their valuable votes only to the candidates of the BJP so that all the needs of the community can be worked on more quickly.