JAMMU, AUG 22: All India Jat Maha Sabha (AIJMS) President and former Mayor, Chaudhary Manmohan Singh urged the government to grant OBC status to the community members before holding Assembly elections in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir.
Ch Manmohan Singh reiterated this demand while chairing a general body meeting of the Jat Maha Sabha in Jammu today which was presided over by him.
In the meeting, all 256 members of the Sabha from across our UT vowed to strengthen the arms of Ch Manmohan Singh because of his extraordinary contribution towards the community. He is confident with his efforts that the demand for OBC status will get through sooner than later. The district and Tehsil Presidents who participated in the General Body Meeting included Ch. Avtar Krishan District President Kathua, Ch Sat Pal Tehsil President Kathua; Ch Subash Chander Chairman and Ch Jeet Raj Tehsil President of Hiranagar; Ch Darshan Lal President of Tehsil Rajpura, Ch Prem Pal District President, Ch Darshan Singh Chairman, Sd. Tirath Singh Vice Chairman and Ch Rattan Singh Tehsil President of Samba; Ch Rashpal Singh of Vijaypur, Ch Sunil Tehsil President of Bishnah, Ch Raju Tehsil President of Bari Brhamna, Ch Sunil Singh (CA) District President, Sd. Bhajan Singh, Chairman Pawan Choudhary of Jammu district, Sarpanch Gurdayal Singh Majotra, Sarpanch Sarabjit Singh of R S Pura, Kuldeep Kour, Ch Tarsem Singh Pappu, Ch Sham Lal Tehsil Presidents of Akhnoor, Jourian and Khour, ZEO Gurdev Singh of Mishriwala, Sarpanch Sukhdev Singh District President, Col Roshan Lal Gangal Chairman of district Rajouri, Ajay Choudhary Tehsil President of Nowshera, Adv. Fareed Choudhary District President and Babu Azam Chairman of District Poonch, Ch Amit Singh District President of Udhampur and Ch Babu Ram Tehsil President of Chenani, Ch Mohinder Singh Tehsil President of Udhampur, Sd Amanjeet Singh of Sakabarha Baramulla President of Kashmir Unit.
The former Mayor said that earlier Article 370 was cited as the hurdle in conferring OBC status to the Jat Community but now with the abrogation of Article 370, the Union Government is adopting a dilly-dallying attitude on this very significant issue concerning the Jats.
Ch Manmohan Singh also raised serious concern over dilly-dally tactics adopted by the government for not providing ownership rights of land to the Jat community in possession of custodian land for the last more than 50 years. He asked the Sabha Members to make the community aware about the rights of the Jat Community. He cautioned everyone to be ready for agitation too when asked upon. He sought support of youth and women to press to get demands fulfilled.
Seeking support of the entire Jat Biradari especially womenfolk in getting OBC status, Ch Manmohan Singh informed that a Grand Women Sammelan will be organized in the first week of Oct. He appealed to all the 250 Sabha members present in the meeting that at least each woman must participate in the upcoming grand women convention. He said that women of the community can contribute significantly in achieving the targets of the AIJMS because of their inherent patience and resilience to struggle.
The President also mentioned that at the end of Oct this year, a convention will be organized in Mendhar on the request of community members of the area. Besides, a youth convention will also be organized in the month of Dec 2022 to unite, ignite and boost their morale. He asserted that united we stand and divided we fall should be remembered all the times as the fight for getting OBC status is a long one and needs persistent support of community people to achieve the objective.
Ch Manmohan Singh also said that the Jat Maha Sabha will stand with the community members who are facing hardships due to several reasons. He asked the Sabha members to visit far flung and remote areas and take stock of people’s issues and address them on priority. He assured all help to the community irrespective of location, nature of need and need. We should provide all possible support to the needy people.
Sahil Choudhary, in his address, said that the youth of Jat community are playing a vital role in guarding the borders. However, he urged all youths to make their efforts visible in government departments, especially the governance. He asserted that in order to ensure equitable justice to the youth of this community, it is necessary to grant OBC status to this section of the society. He requested all youth to connect with him in case of anything related to education