“So far, no public rally has been held in this region on such a large scale. In 1991, the then Union Home Minister Shankar Rao Chauhan held a rally in Mendhar in which thirty thousand people, mostly hill tribes, participated,” according to a report Rajouri: History was made on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri when Union Home Minister Amit …
Seeking support of Paharis, Bakerwals and Gujjars “to end the three-family rule” in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said Paharis, a linguistic group comprising both Muslims and Hindus, too will get reservation under Schedule Tribe category. The reservation quota of Gujjar and Bakerwals won’t be affected,” Mr. Shah said, while addressing a public rally in …
SRINAGAR: On expected lines, home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday announced that the one million Pahari-speaking community of Jammu and Kashmir will, along with its nomadic Gujjar and Bakarwal populations, get reservation benefits in accordance with the recommendations of the Justice Sharma Commission that examined the issue of quota. "Earlier injustice was meted out to the Pahari people of J&K, …
Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the proposal of ST reservation for the Pahari community in a public rally held in J&K’s Rajouri town on Tuesday. Justice Sharma’s commission has sent the report and recommended reservation for Gujjar, Bakarwal and Pahari communities and it will be given soon.” • “I am here to request you all to free Jammu and …
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is currently on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, during which he is scheduled to address public rallies, meet delegations of Gujjar, Bakerwal and Pahari communities, and undertake a darshan to the Vaishno Devi shrine. Multi-tier security arrangements have been put in place for Amit Shah’s visit, particularly his public rally on Tuesday, Day …