| Apni Party announces 4 SC, OBC Office Bearers for Jammu Rural | | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 20: Apni Party today appointed four members of Other Backward Class (OBC) and Schedule Caste (SC) office bearers of District Jammu Rural.
In a meeting held here, State Coordinator of OBC Madan Chalotra and State Coordinator of SC Bodh Raj Bhagat announced appointment of four office bearers of District Jammu Rural in-presence of Senior Vice President Ghulam Hassan Mir, General Secretary Vijay Bakaya, Provincial President Manjit Singh, Provincial President Women Wing, Namrta Sharma and others at Gandhi Nagar of the party in Jammu.
Sat Paul Verma has been appointed as OBC District President (Rural) and Kuldeep Raj as Vice-President OBC District Jammu (Rural). Sunil Kumar Bhagat has been appointed as District President Schedule Caste (SC) Jammu Rural and Ajay Rana as District General Secretary of Schedule Caste Jammu Rural.
Speaking on the occasion, senior Vice-President and Former Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir congratulated the new office bearers of Jammu Rural and hoped that they will contribute towards their respective communities for their upliftment.
He said that “In the entire nation OBC has 27 % reservation and the same should be implemented in J&K. By providing them opportunities in education and reservation in jobs, the oppressed class will be able to provide education to their children and it will open employment opportunities for them.”
Welcoming their appointment, the former MLC and Apni Party General Secretary Vijay Bakaya complimented the OBC State Coordinator Chalotra and State Coordinator SC Bodh Raj Bhagat for taking the initiative to strengthen the base of the Apni Party OBC and SC Cells by making District wise office bearers.
Former Minister and Provincial President, Manjit Singh, while speaking on the occasion, said the OBC community has settled mostly in border areas across the region and they require special attention of the government.
On this occasion, Apni Party, Provincial President, Women Wing, Namrta Sharma said that the women of both the communities have suffered more.
“The inequality towards the two communities and social biasness has affected women psychologically.
Time has come when women leaders from these communities should come out and join active politics for the welfare of their communities,” said Namrta. |
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