Jammu,April 12 (Scoop News) – On the second day of the first leg of visit by BJP Parliamentarians’ Study Group on J&K, led by Rajnath Singh and comprising of Ravi Shankar Prasad, Shah Nazaz Hussain, Maya Singh and JK Jain, a number of delegations presented their view points.
In addition, the study group undertook tours of certain outskirt areas including Simble Lehar Jagti, Bhour camp and Badyal Brahmana for an on the spot assessment of the local problems people living there including refugees and Gujjars. These delegations presented their views on various problems faced by Jammu region and said that discrimination was not confined to any particular religion and Jammu-Muslims too are being ignored by Kashmir-centric successive governments. Problems like lack of job opportunities, intention delay in holding delimitation, manipulation of the recently released consus report wherely Kashmir has been shown having large population. Most of the deputations were of the view that the common Muslim in valley was also aggrieved. The other issues included abrogation of 370, holding of Panchayati election after 73rd amendment, Dogra Certificate, controversy related to Amarnath Yatra, manipulation in selection by PSC and step motherly treatment with Jammu and Ladakh regions.
Jammu University Teachers Association (JUTA) led by its president Prof. Dalip Singh, West Pakistani Refugees led by Laba Ram Gandhi, Muslim Federation led by Majid Khan, All Kashmiri Pandit Conference led by Hira Lal Chatta.
During the visit to outskirts the study Group interacted with PoK refugees led by Rajiv Chuni and National Scheduled Tribe Development Council led by Er. Ghulam Ali Khatana. The visiting parliamentarians were accompanied by JP Nadda, Chander Prakash Ganga, Sat Sharma (c.A), Dr. Jitndra Singh, Balbir Ram, Munish Sharma and Aseem Gupta.
Social activists Major General (Retd.) Govardhan Singh Jamwal, Veena Handoo, Sarla Kohli, Sneh Lata Bali and Surinder Ambardar and Senior Journalist Daya Sagar also met the Study Group.