Excelsior Correspondent
SUNDERBANI, Feb 7: Dogra Swabhimaan Sangathan under the leadership of Ch Lal Singh visited Sunderbani today and addressed a public meeting organized by Team Sunderbani, comprising of various Panchas and Sarpanchas.
Members of Team Sundarbani, including of Panchas and Sarpanchas narrated various incidents of discrimination with their area by its successive representatives both in the Assembly and the Parliament.
Ch Lal Singh, while addressing the gathering, said that because of the result of the struggle of people of Jammu for the last nine months, today all political parties and their leaders in Jammu have begin to identify themselves as Dogras. He also expressed happiness that Dogras who have always been treated as second fiddle by successive Governments, are being recognized today and is evident from the fact that Prime Minister started his speech in Dogri.
Ch Lal Singh further said that the people of both the districts of Rajouri and Poonch are the worse sufferer since partition. “It was a part of bigger game plan of both Nehru and Sheikh that the major part of Jammu was declared disputed only to keep the power in Kashmir and ignore the non Kashmiri speaking area of Jammu. It was historical blunder on the part of these leaders with their ulterior motive that tragedy of 1947 took place,” he alleged.
Lal Singh appealed people of the area to support the Sangathan and its vision for the permanent and just solution of Jammu province. He also assured the people of Sunderbani that all their legitimate rights shall be restored and DSS shall fight for this.
Dr Hari Dutt Shishu, general secretary, introduced the team of the Sangathan and called upon the youth to be the part of Sangathan. Sarpanchas who spoke on the occasion, included Lok Nath, Arun Kumar, Yash Paul Panda, Satpaul, Yash Paul Palwaan, Madan Lal, Anil Kumar, Harmeet Kour, Zorawar Singh and Rajesh Parashar. They pledged their support to Dogra Swabhimaan Sangathan.