Gujjars seek action against fake ST certificate rackets

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Daily Excelsior
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Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 9: Expressing serious concern over fake Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificates  issue, the  Gujjar and Bakerwal communities  today demanded that State Government must re-verify all the ST certificates of  employees recruited   by  Jammu and Kashmir in Government  jobs   since  1991, through its  Tribal Department and sought action against fake certificate rackets active in the State.
The community members were speaking   in a programme organized by Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation, here today. They demanded an SRO from Tribal Department to constitute a ‘scrutiny committee’  on the issue to check the wrong doings. The event was presided over by Dr Javaid Rahi.
In his address,  Rahi stated that this was  a big issue for tribal communities of the State as non-tribal in large number were   producing fake  ST certificates before authorities for getting jobs and admissions in educational institutions and the same needed  to be addressed as early as possible.
He also drew attention towards Supreme Court’s   recent  order that if anyone is found guilty of using a forged caste certificate for getting education and employment,  the person will lose  degree and job. The apex court in a historic decision has also  ordered  that there can be no leniency or consideration of long years of service if anyone has used a fake caste certificate for getting admission or a job, he added and said  that this decision must get implemented in the State.
The speakers sought investigation into racket of fake ST certificates operating in the State. They said as per SRO-294 of 2005,  of J&K Govt,   12 groups in J&K State identified as Scheduled Tribe are: (i) Balti (ii) Beda (iii) Bot, Boto, (iv) Brokpa, Drokpa, Dard, Shin, (v) Changpa, (vi) Garra, (vii) Mon (viii) Purigpa (ix) Gujjar, (x) Bakerwal (xi) Gaddi and (xii) Sippi, but unfortunately many non- STs have managed the fake certificates.
The speakers included, Mohd Shabir Choudhary, Ajmal Choudhary , Shokat Ali , M D Choudhary, Noor Mohd and others.

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