opchoudhary07
March 24th, 2004, 05:30 AM
There are positive comments and negative comments about this Jat convention held in Delhi. Everybody has the right to express the opinion, but it should be thoughtful opinion, not just off the cuff remarks like it was political motivated convention. Human beings are political animal and we can never separate the political motive from this kind of events. The larger issue is how we JATS around the world come on one platform and get our collective force in right direction. That right direction could be education, administration, farming related issues, and larger then all how we control our own destiny. If we have earned tons of money and fame, it would still not be sufficient until we play a significant role and control the political platform at a national level, state & local level.
Before we make scanty comments, we should look within ourselves and examine, what we have done for the community & family. It's easy to make comments, but very hard to perform duties at such platforms. Guys, it's not easy.
I was in India during this convention and could not participate due to my business appointments. My father did participate in this event and he had lot of praises for the function. I did talk to Prof. Gehlawat 2 days before the convention and I can tell you he has put more then 100% of his energy in organizing this function. He himself was running around to make all the arrangements with very little help from our own community. I did whatever help remotely I could have done, but I felt the pain Prof. Gehlawat has taken and organized such a wonderful function. As a community we should work towards coming closer. Questions like are Muslim & Sikh Jats should be included in such Jat gatherings should not be the major issues in our brothers mind. People have the individual identity, community's collective identity, community's particular religion might have different identity for themselves, but when we talk about our history and historical roots, we all Jats have same traits and background, so we should stand together collectively on such national platforms and work towards our progress.
There was political representation from BJP side, the visible stalwart leader Mr. Sahib Singh Verma was present. Our community leaders should make efforts to bring other party leaders collectively. We should think it as a community event, not an event organized by a party. Participation from people from all walks of like, like professional, politics, administration, agriculture, & scientific community.
The representation or attendance would go up as it becomes more popular and more people get active in coming years. It's a good start.
Thanks,
OP Choudhary
Before we make scanty comments, we should look within ourselves and examine, what we have done for the community & family. It's easy to make comments, but very hard to perform duties at such platforms. Guys, it's not easy.
I was in India during this convention and could not participate due to my business appointments. My father did participate in this event and he had lot of praises for the function. I did talk to Prof. Gehlawat 2 days before the convention and I can tell you he has put more then 100% of his energy in organizing this function. He himself was running around to make all the arrangements with very little help from our own community. I did whatever help remotely I could have done, but I felt the pain Prof. Gehlawat has taken and organized such a wonderful function. As a community we should work towards coming closer. Questions like are Muslim & Sikh Jats should be included in such Jat gatherings should not be the major issues in our brothers mind. People have the individual identity, community's collective identity, community's particular religion might have different identity for themselves, but when we talk about our history and historical roots, we all Jats have same traits and background, so we should stand together collectively on such national platforms and work towards our progress.
There was political representation from BJP side, the visible stalwart leader Mr. Sahib Singh Verma was present. Our community leaders should make efforts to bring other party leaders collectively. We should think it as a community event, not an event organized by a party. Participation from people from all walks of like, like professional, politics, administration, agriculture, & scientific community.
The representation or attendance would go up as it becomes more popular and more people get active in coming years. It's a good start.
Thanks,
OP Choudhary