Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Sept 27: Ch Manmohan Singh, president of All India Jat Maha Sabha today sought support from women folk to strengthen the cause of the Jat community.
In this regard, members of Jat Maha Sabha visited village Langoor in tehsil Ramgarh of district Samba and took stock of the problems being faced by the community members. Today’s meeting was organized by local Sarpanch Kali Dass in which community members including women folk participated in large numbers.
Ch Manmohan said that after the wars of 1947, 1965 and 1971, the members of Jat community were facing numerous problems due to callous attitude of officers sitting at the helm affairs. He reiterated the demand of OBC status to the Jat community on the lines of other states which is its right and no power can stop Jats from getting their legitimate right.
In the meeting, the community members said that near about five to six feet filth gathered on their field in 2016 floods. They said that the land was still in the same position and they were not able to make it cultivatable. Besides, water pumps installed on their fields were also washed away and till date they had not received a single penny from the Government. They also raised serious concern over the fake power bills sent by the Power Department to the farmers whose agricultural land was washed away in flash floods. They criticized the Government at the Centre for taking anti-farmers decisions by stopping financial assistance of Rs 2000 under PM Kissan Nidhi Scheme.
Ch Manmohan termed it unfortunate that after the passing of nearly six years since 2016 the helpless community are not able to cultivate their land which was the only source of their income and have been forced to live a miserable life, exposing the hollow claims of the Government at the Centre. He asserted that due to denial of ownership rights of custodian lands allotted to the displaced families of 1965 and 1971 in lieu of land left over in Chhamb sector after displacement, the Jat farmers were deprived of compensation from the Government.
Ch Manmohan stated that Jats have not occupied any land forcibly and illegally. The same custodian lands were allotted by the then Government. He said why the Government is shying to hand over ownership rights to the displaced persons.
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