Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 12: In a specially convened meeting, Dogra Sadar Sabha (DSS) members took exception to the attitude of the Central leadership who has been persistently ignoring to meet local Jammu civil society to resolve various concerning issues and aspirations of the Jammu region.
Thakur Gulchain Singh Charak apprised the members that even an audience with the Home Minister Amit Shah has not been possible to a delegation of this 115 years old secular, non political organization that represents all communities, occupations and walks of life of Jammu region, although constant efforts have been made to meet him and the Prime Minister. He apprised that the DSS plans to go to public with relevant details, if their voice is kept suppressed in the same way.
The meeting also decided to celebrate Lohri festival and greeting session at the Dogra Bhawan on January 13 afternoon at 4 pm. All members were requested to join the event that has its roots in and known as a symbol of communal harmony and joined by all communities across the country in one form or the other.
The DSS also plans to pay tributes to the Vir Naris, War Wounded, War Decorated and the War Veterans on the Veteran’s Day being organized at the Vijay Stambh on January 14 by the Sainik Welfare Department. Besides that the event of Republic Day celebrations were streamlined.
Members also discussed various regional and sub regional points that the DSS proposed to take up with the Government of UT shortly.
Prominent in the meeting were Col Karan Singh, Brig M S Jamwal, Amanat Ali Shah, Madan Rangila, Kulbir Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Chhankar Singh, Ajay Singh, Swaran Singh, Bharat Bhushan Talwar, G A Khwaja, Col Dr Virendra Kumar Sahi, Madan Lal Bhagat and Qadir Hussain.
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