Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Mar 6: Pahari Tribe ST Forum today demanded ST status for the Paharis.
The demand was raised during one-day workshop on contemporary issues related to Pahari Tribe at Dak Bungalow, Kotranka. During the programme Panchayat level committees of block Kotranka, Budhal and Khawas were framed and announced.
Prominent members of Pahari tribe took part in the one day convention. On the occasion, the speakers deliberated upon their demand for Scheduled Tribe status and said that their genuine demand has unfortunately been ignored since decades and Pahari tribe is still waiting to get its genuine right of ST status.
They said that Pahari ethnicity constitute a tribe well mentioned by the Government of India with constitutional amendment and live in hilly, tough terrain of border area lacking the deficiency in all sectors and also are part of seasonal migration every year and fulfills all prerequisite to be given Schedule Tribe status as cleared by all panel reports, Backward Commission Reports and Constitutional Amendments.
Interacting during the proceedings, the members of the ethnicity in one voice raised concerns of their down trodden condition and appealed Government of India to fulfill their long pending demand of ST status.
The speakers also pointed out that Modi Government who is having complete majority and works with full conviction, will definitely address this genuine demand of much deprived tribe.
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