Gujjars were always exploited by NC for petty political interests: Rafi Mir Addresses road show across Pahalgam Constituency Senior PDP leader and MLA Rafi Ahmad Mir accompanied by Safeena Baig wife of Veteran leader of Muzaffar Hussain Baig said the systematic neglect, which the community faced over the years due to the exploitative politics of the NC, has pushed them to the wall and the PDP has a clear vision about solving their problems.He said NC has always used Gujjras as its bank and audience for its public meetings and did nothing concrete in return for their social and educational upliftment.Mir said the Gujjars are an important section of the society but, unfortunately, the benefits of development have not reached them till now, as the NC has never allowed it to happen.“The community needs a focussed and composite development plan to ensure progress and respectable life,” he added.Rafi Mir said even though the community had traditionally supported and voted for National Conference, but all key welfare majors, benefiting the community were taken when NC was out of power.He said the tribal status to the community was granted by Janata Dal led government in 1991 and the NC and Congress were not in power then. Similarly, mega projects like the Mughal road and the Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, which are of special significances for Poonch and Rajouri regions having larger concentration of Gujjars, were initiated by the Mufti Mohammad Sayeed led government.In contrast to this, he said the present government has failed to construct the model schools sanctioned by the Government of India for tribal students at every district headquarter. “Similar is the fate of Gujjar Bakerwal hostels which are in a mess and the special scholarship schemes offered by the Govt of India to tribal students,” He stressed on the need of improving their educational and health care facilities and said the PDP, once voted to power, will revamp existing schemes formulated for their welfare, so that the community will get empowered enough to lead a decent life. “PDP will ensure that the benefits of even every centrally sponsored scheme reaches to them which so far, has not been happening,”
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 13:07:11 +0000
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