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| NC Government has failed Gujjar-Bakerwal students, shows scant regard for Tribal Welfare: Gulam Ali Khatana | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 23: Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Nominated Shri Gulam Ali Khatana on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Omar Abdullah-led National Conference Government, accusing it of neglecting the educational needs of the Gujjar-Bakerwal community by failing to deploy Seasonal Teachers at migratory schools despite the commencement of the annual migration season.
Taking serious note of the issue, Khatana said that thousands of Gujjar and Bakerwal families have already begun their seasonal migration to upper reaches, but the Government has yet to ensure the availability of teachers for children studying at migratory educational centres.
Describing the delay as "inexcusable and discriminatory", the BJP MP alleged that the present Government has demonstrated scant regard for the welfare, aspirations and educational rights of one of Jammu and Kashmir's largest tribal communities.
"The migration calendar is known to the Government well in advance. Every year these families undertake seasonal migration and every year Seasonal Teachers are required to be deployed accordingly. The failure to make timely arrangements is not merely an administrative lapse but reflects the Government's indifference towards the Gujjar-Bakerwal community," Khatana said.
He said that while the National Conference Government continues to make tall claims about social justice and inclusive governance, its actions on the ground paint an entirely different picture.
"The children of Gujjars and Bakerwals are being deprived of their right to education because of official apathy. The Government appears more interested in rhetoric than governance. If it genuinely cared for tribal welfare, deployment orders would have been issued before the migration season began," he remarked.
Khatana further alleged that tribal communities have repeatedly found themselves at the receiving end of policy neglect under the present dispensation. "The Gujjar-Bakerwal community has every reason to feel ignored. The continued delay in deployment of Seasonal Teachers has reinforced the perception that the concerns of tribal populations are not receiving the attention they deserve from the present Government," he said.
Khatana warned that any further delay would adversely affect the education of thousands of tribal students and undermine efforts aimed at improving literacy and educational outcomes among Scheduled Tribe communities. |
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