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BJP cheated 'Koli' community over reservation, ST status: Harsh 3/10/2019 9:14:41 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 10: Strongly flaying the government for depriving the 'Koli' community of their long pending demand of ST status and reservation in government jobs, Harsh Dev Singh JKNPP Chairman and former Minister today described their neglect as a grave injustice against a highly marginalized sect inhabiting the remote and hilly areas of Jammu province besides providing a glaring example of regional bias perpetuated against Jammu region. He said that while the Agenda of Alliance unambiguously stated in clause F of point no. 27, the commitment of the government to provide ST status and resultant reservation to "Paharies" and "Kolis", the latter were blatantly disregarded as the said tribe wholly belonged to Jammu region as against former who predominantly inhabited Kashmir region. He was addressing a press conference in Jammu today. Speaking on the occasion, Harsh Dev Singh said that BJP-PDP had promised Job reservations and the grant of ST Status to Paharies and Koli's during their election campaigns and had subsequently incorporated the same in the Agenda of Alliance. He however regretted that whereas the Paharies were granted 3% reservation by amending the J&K Reservation Act and similar reservation was granted to inhabitants of IB, no initiative was taken by any of the parties to fulfill the commitments made to the Koli community during elections. He said that the Koli community largely inhabit District Udhampur, District Kathua, District Doda and District Ramban, with all the elected representatives belonging to BJP from the said areas. He however regretted that not a single MLA of the said area promoted their cause in the Assembly or outside while granting reservations to Paharies who predominantly inhabit District Baramulla, District Anantnag and Kupwara of Kashmir Valley besides some pockets of Rajouri and Poonch.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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