Excelsior Correspondent
Jammu, Mar 10: Batwal Welfare Association in a fresh memorandum sent to the State Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, has demanded that Batwal community be given its due share in all spheres of life.
A general body meeting of the Jammu and Kashmir Batwal Welfare Association was held here today which was attended by a large number of community members who said that they have been neglected at all levels by the State Government.
They said that the community has not been given any representation in the Rajya Sabha, State legislature, State Development Board, District Development Boards and other important forums of the Government though other communities rotationally availed this opportunity.
Claiming that the Batwal community has no effective say in the State only due to non-representation to them, they alleged that there was no action on various demands of the community, highlighted through memorandums submitted to the Union and the State Governments through Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand.
Members further said that even the reservation benefits are taken by those SCs who are politically well established at the cost of Batwal community. They urged the State Government to settle their grievances by dividing the 13 Scheduled Castes into sub groups with each block assigned their due share of reservation quota.
The other demands highlighted by them included allotment of land to Batwal community in the Jammu City for the construction of Community Facility Hall; Special Economic Package for the community on the basis of Survey Report of the Ethnographic Study of Batwal Community undertaken by the Planning Commission in 1994 and declaration of public holiday on the birthday of Guru Gyagi which falls on Magh Purnima.
Prominent among others present in the meeting included Capt. Raja Ram Kaith, Capt. Om Parkash Taga, Capt. Kamal Chand Motan, Capt. Ram Lal Sargotra, Lt. Raj Kapoor Sargotra, Sub. Maj. Gunni Ram Kaith, Sub. Maj. Krishan Lal Kashyap, Sub. Narayan Dass Beas, Hav. Rattan Lal Motan, Piara Lal.Lakhotra, Chaman Lal Kaith, Nand Lal Lakhotra, Rashpal Chand Beas, Amar Nath Kaith, Lal Chand Motan, Waryam Dass Motan and Dass Ram Taga.
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