Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 22: Reiterating its demand of preserving cultural and ethnic identities of whole Jammu province after abrogation of Article 370, Team Jammu today asked administration of Union Territory (UT) of J&K to make institutional arrangements to protect job and land rights of the people.
Addressing a meeting of the executive committee members of Team Jammu to discuss situation emerged after formal declaration of J&K as UT, chairman of Team Jammu Zorawar Singh Jamwal expressed concern over prevailing uncertainity and chaos regarding job and land rights to locals. “It is high-time for the Government to remove apprehensions among people”, he said and strongly demanded that interests of locals of Jammu province should be protected at any cost.
“People of Jammu region have supported the steps taken by the Union Government after August 5 for the complete integration of J&K with Indian Union but now it is responsibility of the Centre to address wishes and aspirations of the nationalist people of J&K”, he said and reminded that Central Government has repeatedly assured to protect rights of the people of Jammu region. He cautioned that ignoring interests of local youth in jobs and employment would create alienation among nationalist people of Jammu.
“To allay prevailing fear among people, there is a need to grant a domicile-like option on the pattern of neighbouring Himachal Pradesh to protect the interests of locals”, Zorawar Singh said and suggested an arrangement under Article 371 for both new UTs.
“Government should make institutional arrangement that a person or family can get domicile certificate after residing for a minimum period of 15-20 years in the State, that too with a record of good character and nationalism”, Team Jammu chairman said, adding, “It will help conserving the ‘Dogra Riasat’ and ‘Dogra Virasat’ as it is the old-age tradition of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir State,”.
Among others present on the occasion included Rajesh Kapoor, Chandan Datta, Akshay Gupta, Surinder Sharma, Sunil Raipuria, Sunil Gupta, Sanjay Verma, Ashok Kumar, Sardar Trilok Singh, Harsh Sharma, Bhanu Partap Singh, Sumit Dusgotra and Dr Ashish Gupta.
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