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| Hakla demands raising of Gujjar Regiment to fight militancy in J&K | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 23: Shamsher Hakla Poonchi a prominent and an intellectual Muslim Gujjar Leader of J&K has appealed to the Gujjar & Bakarwal community to openly support the Government and security forces in their fight against terrorism which has eaten up vitals of the society over last 27 years.
Hakla a Muslim Gujjar Leader of J&K said however an added responsibility lies on the shoulders of Gujjars & Bakerwals at present too and they should openly take a front against the terrorism and terrorists who are the worst enemies of the society.
In a statement issued here today at Poonch, Hakla said though Gujjars and Bakerwal have always championed the National cause in the state whether in tribal invasion of 1947 and 1965, 1971 wars by giving supreme sacrifices to defeat the vicious designs of the enemy, their role in taking on terrorists during last 27 years of turmoil was also remarkable.
There is a population of Gujjar and Bakerwal community over 34 lakhs in the J&K state.The needs and the problems of Gujjar and Bakerwals are of peculiar nature, that the culture and language of Gujjar and Bakerwals community is different and as such the community has a distinct identity. Hakla Poonchi appealed Prime Minister, Narendra Modi demanding a Special Gujjar Regiment belonging to J&K Gujjars be raised in Indian Army for fighting militancy in J&K. |
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