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| Gujjars invite Rahul Gandhi to Tribal huts | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 27- The Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir today extended an exclusive invitation to Congress General Secretary and Lok Sabha MP from Amethi, Rahul Gandhi to visit State and to stay with them in their tribal huts and nomadic “Dharas”.
The community in a letter sent through Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation, a premier organization on Gujjars, invited Rahul to be a part of their toughest nomadic life for at least a day and a night.
Revealing contents of the letter Dr. Javaid Rahi, National Secretary of Tribal Foundation said “to feel the plight and dilemma of our tribal life which is identical to the life of Dalits in India, we urge Rahul to visit us. This is another unfortunate part of our life that we-the Muslim Gujjars are living a marginalized and stigmatized life since 1947 in this Muslim majority state, the letter added.
“Our glorious tribal identity is facing a great threat of vanishing and our language-Gojri and Culture is the verge of extinction which needs a last look from you (Rahul)” the letter further revealed.
According to letter , due to heavy loss of precious lives and properties of Gujjars and Bakerwals during turmoil, and resections on nomadic movement in upper reaches of Himalayan region the Gujjars are facing a devastating impact on tribal life and economy of Gujjars resulting in recurrent declines in tribal migrations in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Foundation said if Rahul Gandhi wants to visit us like he did on Wednesday last when he once again chose to spend the night at a remote village in district Shravasti in Utter Pradesh sharing meals with the Dalit villagers , we the Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir are ready to be the host of Gandhi.
We are looking forward to offer him traditional Gujjar foods like “Maki Ki Roti”, Marchi, Makhan, Lassi , Kadan, Kalyadi,Chill,Chityal and others, Dr. Rahi said adding that Gujjars are traditionally vegetarians.
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