Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Jan 3: Apni Party today constituted District Committees of Other Backward Class (OBC) and Schedule Caste (SC) in Samba district with the approval from Party President Syed Mohammed Altaf Bukhari.
In a statement issued here, Apni Party Provincial President and Former Minister Manjit Singh announced the OBC and SC Committees of Apni Party in Samba district on the recommendation of State Coordinator OBC Madan Lal Chalotra and State Coordinator SC Bodh Raj Bhagat.
Bishan Das Verma has been appointed as District President OBC of Apni Party in Samba District, Krishan Lal as Vice President, Kewal Krishan Prajapati as Secretary OBC and S Surjeet Singh as the Joint Secretary.
For the Schedule Caste (SC) unit of District Samba, Body, Raj Kumar Bhagat has been appointed as President, Rajiv Kumar as Vice President, Sunil Kumar as Secretary, Ajit Kumar and Parshotam Kumar as Joint Secretary.
The committees were constituted following a meeting chaired by Apni Party Provincial President Manjit Singh at Vijaypur in which OBC State Coordinator Madan Lal Chalotra and State Coordinator of SC Bodh Raj Bhagat were also present.
Speaking on the occasion, Manjit Singh said that they have constituted OBC and SC committees so that the neglected section of society can be represented by their own people.
“The OBCs have a long pending demand of 27 percent reservation in J&K. However, their issues are not being addressed by the Govt. It has deprived them of their rights,” said Manjit Singh.
Expressing commitment, he said that “Apni Party will fight for all the people whether farmers or students or unemployed youth. “We do not do discrimination with anyone. We equally treat everyone in the society,” he added.
Saleem Alam, Shanker Singh Chib, Sardeesh Rana, Panch Vijaypur Babli Devi, Bhagat Sain Dass, Bharat Bushan, Sardar Sucha Singh, among others were present on the occasion.
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