Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Mar 31: Assailing the Congress-National Conference coalition leaders for not taking measures to provide political reservation to Scheduled Tribes in J&K, the State President, Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Front (JKDF) and candidate for Doda-Udhampur Parliamentary Constituency, Anil Gupta said it was strange that though Gujjars, Bakerwals, Gaddi-Sippi’s and some others have been included in the list of Scheduled Tribes but they are being denied political reservation unlike other States of the country.
While holding public meetings with the people of these communities in the remotest areas of Chenani, Sudhmahadev, Latti, Dhuna, Dudu Basant Garh and Gandh Top in Udhampur District, Gupta said that the issue has been several times taken up in the State Assembly by Prof Chaman Lal Gupta, but the sincerity of the ruling party is questionable for not taking appropriate steps to grant these tribes their due share.
Gupta recalled that the Congress and National Conference virtually denied these tribes even inclusion in the list of Scheduled Tribes, but it was only in early nineties during the Janta Rule that these tribes were constitutionally recognized by including in the procedural list.
JKDF president ridiculed the parroting of equal treatment to all the regions of the State by the ruling leaders, and pointed out that disparities still existed in almost all the fields of life. The problem could not be tackled unless there is fair distribution of political power, he maintained.
He appealed the people to vote and support him so as to provide fair representation to the community as well as equitable development of this constituency.
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