Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 1: The Jat community organized an International Parliament at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, which was attended by large number of dignitaries of the community to discuss the issues being confronted by Jats across the world.
The conference was presided over by the Governor of Goa, Satya Pal Malik besides ministers of the Modi Government which include Sanveen Baliyan, Kailash Choudhary, Ch. Virender Singh and many prominent faces of the community.
A team from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir led by its president All J&K Jat Sabha, S. Manjit Singh, Sham Choudhary (former Minister J&K) and Ch. Vikram Randhawa (former Member Legislative Council J&K) also participated in the Jat Parliament.
While addressing the Jat Parliament S. Manjit Singh said that the Jat community in Jammu and Kashmir deserves due focus as they are socially and politically backward. He said that the Jat community in J&K was displaced during partition i.e., in 1947 and during Indo-Pak wars in 1965 and 1971. He said that majority of community is living along India-Pakistan border and are dependent on farming for survival. “Other than farming, serving in Indian Army is their passion which does not make them financially viable and hence a lot is needed to be done for them”, he added.
Ch. Vikram Randhawa former MLC and senior BJP leader while speaking on the occasion said that all the Jats cutting across party lines should stand together for the upliftment of the community both socially and economically. He said that “We are Jats first then anything else and we should stand united to fight the cause of the community”. He also invited the community members to come and invest in Jammu and Kashmir as Article 370 now stands abrogated and anyone can buy land or invest in J&K without any hindrance.
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