Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 29: In an emergency meeting of various Sikh organizations in Jammu and Kashmir, chaired by S. Mohinder Singh, Chief Organizer of Bhai Khanaya Nishkam Seva Society J&K and Ex Member DGPC Jammu, participants expressed their concern over the exclusion of Sikh representatives from the G20 summit being held in Srinagar. The Sikh community, primarily consisting of refugees from the 1947 Indo-Pak partition and victims of the 1965 and 1971 wars between India and Pakistan, has been facing neglect from the Jammu and Kashmir UT administration and the central government. The meeting aimed to address these longstanding grievances and discuss the challenges faced by the Sikh community.
The Sikh organizations have repeatedly demanded reservations for their educated unemployed youth in government jobs, representation in recruitment boards and services selection boards, but no action has been taken so far. Although the government promised a rehabilitation amount of thirty lakh rupees per family for refugees, only five and a half lakh rupees have been provided to date, with the pending amount of twenty-four lakh and fifty thousand rupees.
The Sikh organizations called for the G20 summit to be held in Jammu and demanded the inclusion of Sikh representatives to thoroughly discuss the community's issues.
The meeting saw the participation of prominent individuals including S. Darbinder Singh, President of Shiromani Akali Dal J&K; S. Gajan Singh, President of J&K Motor Transport Company Association; S. Rajinder Singh, General Secretary of Shiromani Akali Dal J&K; S. Raja Singh, Sarpanch and Ex-Member of DGPC Jammu; S. Ravinder Singh, Sarpanch and General Secretary of Shiromani Akali Dal J&K; S. Kulwant Singh Khajuria, Joint Secretary of Shiromani Akali Dal J&K; Smt. Kuldeep Kour, President of Istri Akali Dal J&K; Smt. Gurmeet Kour, General Secretary of Istri Akali Dal J&K; S. Charanjeet Singh (KAS), retired SDM; Prof. Yudhvir Singh, Corporator; S. Charan Singh Bali, Convenor of Kashmir Province Shiromani Akali Dal J&K; S. Harpreet Singh Chhotu, President of Youth Akali Dal J&K; S. Surjeet Singh Kukoo, President of Sikh Naujwan Sabha; S. Manmohan Singh, Chairman of Gurdwara Singh Sabha Gole Gujral Jammu; S. Kuldeep Singh Malik; S. Kulwant Singh; S. Rasbir Singh; S. Paramjeet Singh Raina, Ex-Corporator; S. Tejpal Singh; S. Kultar Singh, and Charanveer Singh (Lad). |
