* Launching fresh membership drive
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 22: All Jammu and Kashmir Jatt Sabha has decided to conduct fresh membership drive across the Union Territory and formulate a constitution of the Sabha before holding elections for new office bearers.
While explaining the policy decisions taken by the existing office bearers, the president of the All J&K Jatt Sabha and former Minister, Manjit Singh, along with other leaders of the Sabha and Chief Patron and former Member of Parliament, Tarlok Singh Bajwa told the media-persons that a fresh membership drive is being launched shortly.
He said Jatt Sabha has unanimously decided to hold a membership drive across Jammu and Kashmir among the Jatt community before conducting elections to elect new office bearers. Contrary to the earlier practice of appointing office bearers, he said the Sabha has now resolved to hold democratic elections after the completion of the membership drive.
Appealing to the community members to actively participate in the membership drive, he informed that the Sabha has appointed former Minister and senior vice president, Choudhary Sukhnandan, as Chairman of the Membership drive, while vice president Choudhary Partap has been appointed as Co-Chairman to oversee the drive in Jammu and Kashmir.
Singh said that the committee members have already conducted a tour of the Jammu region. Accordingly, the committee will constitute its team after holding deliberations with community leaders during field visits.
He stated that another committee has been constituted to frame the Sabha’s constitution, with Chief Patron and former MP Tarlok Singh Bajwa as its Chairman. The committee will prepare a framework covering policy decisions, tenure of office bearers, and criteria for elections and contesting candidates.
Ex-MP Bajwa will be assisted by former Minister and Vice Chairman of the committee, and Ex-Minister Choudhary Garu Ram, along with advocates and other members of the Sabha.
Pertinently, both committees will expand themselves as per the mandate of the Sabha to ensure smooth functioning and fulfillment of the purpose for which they were constituted. He further disclosed that Sabha has unanimously decided to appoint leading Jatt businessman Choudhary Jagar Singh as patron of the All J&K Jatt Sabha, and Choudhary Naresh (Bittu) as secretary of the Sabha.
Prominent among those present on the occasion were former minister Ch Sukhnandan; senior vice president and ex-Minister Garu Choudhary; senior vice president and DDC Suchetgarh, Taranjit Singh Tony; vice president, MLA Vikram Randhawa; Patron Choudhary Jagar Singh; District president Jammu Dwarka Choudhary and others.
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