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| BJP to take up issues of PoK refugees at National level: Ahuluwalia | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 23 : After the west Pak refugees the BJP will take up the issue of PoK refugees vigorously at national level. This was disclosed by BJP national leader and exMP S.S.Ahuluwalia while addressing Party's one day Sikh convention here today. Mr. Ahuluwalia asked the state leaders of the party to take up the issue of displaced people from PoK in the party's national executive meeting on September 26. The majority of these displaced people belonged to Sikh Community.
Mr. Ahuluwalia urged the state BJP President Shamsher Singh Manhas to put up the demand charter of today's Sammelan with National President BJP Nitin Gadkari who may discuss it in National Executive and Chief Ministers of BJP ruled states to grant reservations to displaced people of PoK in professional colleges. Admitting that BJP in its rule could not do anything for Sikh community Mr. Ahuluwalia assured the community that party will join their struggle. He while justifying the demands of Sikh community urged the J&K Government to implement Anand Marriage Act in J&K also, besides supporting the minority status for Sikhs with appointment of a community member as its chairman.
He while recalling the sacrifices of Sikh Community since the war of independence till the attainment of independence said that the community's sacrifices are uncountable.
He said these were the Sikhs who fought Afghan rulers in Kashmir and forced Ahmed Shah Abdali not to enter Kashmir. Ahuluwalia said the issue of displaced people from PoK should be settled once for all.
In his address Dr. Jitendra Singh termed the Sikhs the great nationalists who never hesitated in laying down their lives for honour and dignity of the nation. He regretted that in J&K though Sikhs have given maximum sacrifices in keeping Pak invaders at bay in 1947 feel themselves a most neglected community.
He said the Sikhs face discrimination within discrimination and this attitude of Government is to be fought unitedly. He said Jammu Sikhs are part and parcel of Dogra samaj and we all have to fight for our rights unitedly. "The Hindus, Sikhs, Gujjars and Muslims of Jammu face common problems and a unified action is needed to fight for our rights" he added. BJP state chief Shamsher Singh Manhas while cautioning Sikhs of vested elements assured full support to the community in settling their demands.
Earlier convener of the sammelan and Sikh leader Virender Jeet Singh, Surinder Singh Advocate and Rajinder Singh highlighted the problems faced by members of Sikh community in the state.
BJYM national executive member Aseem Gupta read the vote of thanks. |
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