No discrimination among public, our slogan is ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’: Ashok Kaul

Srinagar Sep 2 (PTK): The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) former minister and MLA Kalakote Abdul Gani Kohli on Sunday call all Gujjar and Bakerwal community belonging to distant parts of the Jammu and Kashmir to put forth their problems in order to address them.

BJP State General Secretary (Org) Sh. Ashok Kaul was chief guest on this occasion. While addressing Gujjar and Bakerwal community in Srinagar, Koul said that “Measures are being taken to ensure the all round development of the said community and we are looking closely into issues faced by them at present”.

“BJP is the only party that does not discriminate people on the name of caste, color, creed, religion and sex and aims for all round development of all sects and areas, there are some political agents who are projecting BJP as Anti-Muslim to serve their interest and save their vote bank, one such example is Dr Farooq Abdulla who in a public gathering said that “If you vote BJP they will thrown you in sea and will bring Baharis into this pious land. Koul in reply to Farooq Abdulla said that his son was the union minister of state for external affairs in Atal Bahari Vajpayee NDA government in 2001, why he didn’t raise such things then, praise BJP for good governance and today he is blaming the same party for anti state shows his frustration that BJP is become more acceptable than any other party in the state”, Kaul added.

BJP is not thirsty of power, we have shown it when we break our alliance with PDP recently and didn’t compromise with the development and progress of the state, People have shown that they start trusting the party, in Kargil LAHDC polls we have got health numbers of votes where our party didn’t had an minimum Vote Score before . In the upcoming panchayat elections we are hoping to get a good lead and tell people that we are emerging as a major party in the state.

The Gujjar and Bakerwal Community present a memorandum and demand Gujjar and Bakerwal regiment in Army Navy & Air forces. They also demanded laws to empower the tribal population, saying only job reservations to scheduled tribes would not end socio-political discrimination.

Gujjar Bakarwal living in the State of Jammu and Kashmir including Poonch, Rajouri, Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Udhampur, Reasi, Ramban, Doda and Kishtwar, Badgam, Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian, Kupwara, Bandipura, Pulwama Baramula & Ganderbal participated in this function and expressed their problem.

The Community of Gujjar Bakarwal added that our problems and needs are quite different from other communities of the J&K state. Language and culture of Gujjar Bakarwal community is also different than those of other communities of this state that is why community has its own peculiar position. Gujjar Bakarwal community is different and as such the community has a distinct identity.

Kaul assured the Gujjar and Bakerwal community that their problem will be forwarded to higher authorities for solution

Ex. VC’s Dr. Ali Mohammad Mir, G.A Mir State Spokesperson Altaf Thakur, Grievance Incharge Kashmir Dr. Rafi Ahmad, District President Sgr Arif Raja, District Vice President Sgr. Ashok Bhat, Kashmir Media Incharge Manzoor Bhat, Protocol Incharge Kashmir Nazir Ahmad Gilkar were also present on this occasion.