*Zulfkar elected chairman, Gurezi president
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 14: J&K chapter of Forum of SC and ST Legislators and Parliamentarians of India was constituted with Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali, Minister for Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs & Tribal Affairs as chairman and Nazir Ahmed Gurezi, Deputy Speaker, Legislative Assembly, as president of the Forum.
The body was constituted in a meeting held here under the chairmanship of national working president of the Forum, Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal. The meeting unanimously elected Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali as chairman and Nazir Ahmed Gurezi as president of the J&K chapter of the Forum.
Dr Krishan Lal Bhagat (MLA Chambh) and Asghar Ali Karbali (MLA Kargil) were elected as vice presidents, Javaid Rana (MLA Mendher) as vice chairman while Neelam Langeh (MLA Ramban), Delden Namgiyal (MLA Nobra) and Chowdhary Qamar Hussain (MLA Rajouri) were elected as general secretaries.
The Forum also announced the name of Chering Dorjey (Minister for Cooperatives) and Chowdhary Abdul Gani Kohli (Minister for Sheep, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries) as Co-organizers of the Forum.
Balbir Ram Rattan (Vice Chairman of SC & ST Development Corporation), Bhushan Lal Dogra (Vice Chairman of SC Advisory Board), Ch Gulzar Ahmed Khatana (Vice Chairman of Gujjar & Bakerwal Advisory Board), Aijaz Ahmed Khan (former Minister and MLA), Kuldeel Raj (MLA), Mamtaz Ahmed Khan (MLA), Davinder Maniyal (MLA), Dina Nath Bhagat (MLA), Dr Gagan Bhagat (MLA), Ram Pal (former Minister) and Prem Lal (former MLA) were elected as executive members of the Forum.
As per the handout of the Forum, all sitting and ex-Legislators, and Parliamenta-rians will be members of the Forum.
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