ranjitjat
April 5th, 2004, 04:41 AM
Balla (Karnal), April 4
Jats of Haryana have again raised the demand of OBC (Other Backward Castes) status for the community in congruity with Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi at a time when the elections to the Lok Sabha are around. A resolution in this regard was passed in a gathering of the Jat community organised by the All-India Jat Maha Sabha (AIJMS) here today.
The national President of the AIJMS Mr Bharat Lal Dagar addressing the gathering warned all major political parties in the State that they could have to face the anguish of the Jats in the elections if the demand was not included into their manifestos.
“The Jats have now woken-up from slumber and nothing less than conferring of OBC status to the community in congruity with Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi would be acceptable to the community in Haryana”, he said.
He expressed concern over the pathetic condition of a majority of the Jats in the country when the landholdings had decreased giving rise to unemployment among the youth, lack of educational opportunities for the children and above all reducing the economic resources.
Ms Kamal Mann, national Vice-President of the AIJMS announced that the organisation would soon launch statewide agitation in Haryana to press for the demand of reservation for Jats under the OBC category.
“Despite, being the fact that Jats constitute about one third of Haryana’s population and are a politically dominant, the irony is that none of the politicians are serious to provide more opportunities to the farming community in higher/technical education and employment”, she alleged.
She appealed to the Jat community to turn away from factionalism within the community and join hands to root out social evils like dowry, female foeticide and drug addiction so as to pave the way for a strong organisation that could collectively fight to get its rights in a more effective and organised manner.
The State President of the AIJMS Mr Kuldip Gochhwal demanded from the State Government to implement the recommendations of the Gurnam Singh Commission, which had categorised Jats, Bishnois, and Tyagis etc as Backward Castes.
Lashing out at Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, he said that Tau Devi Lal had constituted the Gurnam Singh Commission during his tenure as Chief Minister but Mr Chautala was not fulfilling his dreams by implementing its recommendations.
“Though the panel’s recommendations were unanimously cleared for implementation by the State Assembly in the last decade it was allowed to lapse with the passage of time”, he added. Satirically commenting upon the Jat politicians of the State he said, “Yeh log jaton ke naam par jhoothi rajniti karte hain”.
Mr Ram Veer Verma, national General Secretary of the AIJMS said that the Jat community over the times with the decrease in landholdings has become economically very poor; therefore, the demand of reservation was justified. He disclosed that as many as 2.65 lakh posts of the Union Government reserved for the OBC’s were lying vacant that could be filled from among the Jats.
Among others who also addressed the gathering included Mr Satbir Sehrawat President of the Delhi unit and Mr Padam Singh President of the Madhya Pradesh unit of the AIJMS.
Later, a deputation of the office-bearers of the organization submitted a memorandum addressed to the Chief Secretary of Haryana through the District Magistrate Mr RS Doon demanding reservation for the community in the OBC category.
CHEERS
DS DUDEE
Jats of Haryana have again raised the demand of OBC (Other Backward Castes) status for the community in congruity with Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi at a time when the elections to the Lok Sabha are around. A resolution in this regard was passed in a gathering of the Jat community organised by the All-India Jat Maha Sabha (AIJMS) here today.
The national President of the AIJMS Mr Bharat Lal Dagar addressing the gathering warned all major political parties in the State that they could have to face the anguish of the Jats in the elections if the demand was not included into their manifestos.
“The Jats have now woken-up from slumber and nothing less than conferring of OBC status to the community in congruity with Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi would be acceptable to the community in Haryana”, he said.
He expressed concern over the pathetic condition of a majority of the Jats in the country when the landholdings had decreased giving rise to unemployment among the youth, lack of educational opportunities for the children and above all reducing the economic resources.
Ms Kamal Mann, national Vice-President of the AIJMS announced that the organisation would soon launch statewide agitation in Haryana to press for the demand of reservation for Jats under the OBC category.
“Despite, being the fact that Jats constitute about one third of Haryana’s population and are a politically dominant, the irony is that none of the politicians are serious to provide more opportunities to the farming community in higher/technical education and employment”, she alleged.
She appealed to the Jat community to turn away from factionalism within the community and join hands to root out social evils like dowry, female foeticide and drug addiction so as to pave the way for a strong organisation that could collectively fight to get its rights in a more effective and organised manner.
The State President of the AIJMS Mr Kuldip Gochhwal demanded from the State Government to implement the recommendations of the Gurnam Singh Commission, which had categorised Jats, Bishnois, and Tyagis etc as Backward Castes.
Lashing out at Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, he said that Tau Devi Lal had constituted the Gurnam Singh Commission during his tenure as Chief Minister but Mr Chautala was not fulfilling his dreams by implementing its recommendations.
“Though the panel’s recommendations were unanimously cleared for implementation by the State Assembly in the last decade it was allowed to lapse with the passage of time”, he added. Satirically commenting upon the Jat politicians of the State he said, “Yeh log jaton ke naam par jhoothi rajniti karte hain”.
Mr Ram Veer Verma, national General Secretary of the AIJMS said that the Jat community over the times with the decrease in landholdings has become economically very poor; therefore, the demand of reservation was justified. He disclosed that as many as 2.65 lakh posts of the Union Government reserved for the OBC’s were lying vacant that could be filled from among the Jats.
Among others who also addressed the gathering included Mr Satbir Sehrawat President of the Delhi unit and Mr Padam Singh President of the Madhya Pradesh unit of the AIJMS.
Later, a deputation of the office-bearers of the organization submitted a memorandum addressed to the Chief Secretary of Haryana through the District Magistrate Mr RS Doon demanding reservation for the community in the OBC category.
CHEERS
DS DUDEE