Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 28: Demanding immediate steps to establish Post Graduate Department of Gojri at the University of Jammu, the Gujjars and Bakerwals today pleaded to implement the decision of its Council meeting held in 2008 with regard to establishment of the said department.
They said that the meeting was held in presence of JU Chancellor, the Governor and Pro Chancellor, the Chief Minister, in which a full-fledge Research Centre was approved for the development of Gojri Language.
The Gujjar Community alleged that there is well netted conspiracy hatched by some high officials of Jammu University to sabotage the move as the matter is lingering on for the last four years.
Dr Javaid Rahi, Secretary of Tribal Foundation said that they are demanding that the centre should be established at Jammu, while the University authorities are hell-bent upon to delay it by saying that Gojri Centre will be established at Poonch Campus, which sounds illogical.
He said that the “Gojri” speakers who constitute 20 to 25 % of the population of State are fighting since 1980 for establishment of “Gojri Department” , on prototype of ‘Dogri’ and ‘Kashmiri’ Departments.
Dr Rahi said the State Government has already recognized Gojri by including it in the 6th Schedule of the State Constitution but till date no University in the State has recognized this language by including it into the University Curriculum.
He urged upon the community leaders in politics to press the University authorities including State Governor, Chief Minister and Vice Chancellor over the issue as the establishment of Gojri Research Centre in Jammu will cater to the specific educational needs of the tribal and marginalized population of Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and other 10 States North Western States of Himalaya.
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