Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 1: Saying that ‘Reservation’ granted to Gujjars-Bakerwals community in Jammu and Kashmir under Scheduled Tribe category is not a charity but was a right of tribe- the community experts today impressed upon younger generation of tribal to work hard for achieving highest successes in all walks of life without banking upon ‘quota’ alone.
Dr Javaid Rahi, secretary – Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation, said that reservation is a constitutional provision to provide adequate representation to identified weaker castes and tribes and is not an aid of Government.
While Addressing a group of Gujjar youths who have been preparing to compete different All India and State level exams, including IAS and KAS, he said that the concept of reservation was based on proportion of total population of a caste or a tribe falling under a particular category (SC/ST/OBC) whereby a percentage of posts are reserved in employment, promotion, Assemblies and Parliament in order to mitigate backwardness of the socially and educationally backward communities who do not have adequate representation in these services and institutions.
He asserted upon new generation to work vigorously for strengthening of Tribal status and identity but at the same time they were advice not to bank upon reservation or quota only. “Although tribals including Gujjars are historically oppressed and denied equal opportunity in society and were thus under-represented in nation-building activities but now it’s a time to prove our-selves as a forceful and vibrant identity of India,” he stressed.
Mr Rahi also asked the youth to try their luck in private sector or outside country too.
Other speakers advised the tribal youth not to isolate themselves from mainstream and work along with other communities like a true struggler in achieving the set goals.
Those who spoke on the occasion, included Wariz Banya, Rafeeq Tedwa, Ali Hussain Khatana, Bashir Bajad and Haneef Kassana.
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