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During the meeting, former Minister S. Manjit Singh discussed key issues faced by the Jatt community in Jammu and Kashmir for decades. He demanded that these long-pending issues be addressed by the J&K Government for the welfare of the community, which has remained ignored for years.
Speaking on the occasion, the former Minister highlighted the border-related issues faced by border dwellers, particularly Jatts and Displaced Persons (DPs). He said that these people are not given compensation for the land they have held for decades whenever such properties are taken over by defence forces, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), or for other developmental projects undertaken by the government.
“The injustice must stop, and people should be given compensation at par with the market value of their land,” he said, while also demanding the transfer of proprietary rights to DP Jatts.
He further stated that the majority of the Jatt population lives in the border belt and has been displaced several times due to wars between India and Pakistan. Despite this, they never hesitated to risk their lives and continued to settle in the border areas of the Jammu region, including Kathua, Samba, Jammu, Rajouri, and Poonch.
He added that the patriotic community has traditionally served in the military and paramilitary forces on a priority basis. However, he expressed concern over the Government of India’s decision to scrap permanent jobs in the Indian Army and demanded the withdrawal of the Agniveer policy to restore permanent employment opportunities for defence aspirants.
Meanwhile, he also raised the issue of reservation benefits for OBC Jatt youth in Central Government jobs and sought the intervention of the Jammu and Kashmir Government in this regard. After giving the delegation a patient hearing, the Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary expressed his gratitude to the Jatt leaders and assured them of the Omar Abdullah-led government’s support.
He said that the government would do everything possible within its ambit to address the issues raised by the Jatt leaders. Since the Deputy Chief Minister himself belongs to the Jatt community, he said he was well aware of their conditions and suffering, and assured that the genuine demands raised would be addressed on a priority basis by the National Conference government.
Prominent among those present on the occasion were Chief Patron and former MP Tarlok Bajwa; Senior Vice President and former Minister Garu Choudhary; Senior Vice President DDC Suchetgarh Taranjit Singh Tony; Vice President and MLA Vikram Randhawa; former Corporator and District President Jammu Urban Dwarka Choudhary; Secretary All J&K Jatt Sabha Choudhary Naresh (Bittu); Pratap Choudhary, District President Jammu Rural; Manjit Jatt, District President Samba; Bachan Choudhary; Rakesh Choudhary; Youth President Mandeep Randhawa; Naveen Choudhary; and others.
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