Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 2: The Executive Body meeting of the All India Jat Mahasabha, Jammu and Kashmir (AIJMS-J&K) was held Babliana, near here, today, under the chairmanship of its president, Ch. Man Mohan Singh, during which the organisation reviewed its sustained efforts since 2014 and assessed the current situation concerning the development and welfare of the Jat brotherhood in the Union Territory.
Addressing the meeting, Ch. Man Mohan Singh recalled that during cross-border firing, the organisation facilitated specialised medical treatment for seriously injured civilians from village Budejaal, village Abdullian of R.S. Pura and village Naushera, arranging their treatment at Amandeep Hospital, Amritsar, with financial assistance amounting to Rs 18.50 lakh. He further informed that AIJMS-J&K extended relief and financial assistance of Rs 4.50 lakh to Mohinder Singh of Naushera, who suffered 70 to 90 per cent burn injuries due to the fall of a high-tension electric line and was treated at GMC Jammu.
The Mahasabha demanded that civilians injured in cross-border firing be treated in military hospitals on the same lines as injured soldiers. It was also informed that AIJMS-J&K delegations met Union Defence, Minister Rajnath Singh twice, seeking compensation for farmers whose agricultural land lies beyond border fencing and remains uncultivable due to security constraints, resulting in recurring losses.
The meeting recalled the prolonged struggle of AIJMS-J&K for securing OBC status for Jats of Jammu and Kashmir. A historic Mahila Sammelan, attended by nearly 4,000 Jat women, was organised to intensify pressure on the Government in this regard. The leadership stated that following this massive mobilisation and the persistent efforts of Mahasabha leaders, the Government agreed to include Jats in the OBC category within 20 days.
Members also reviewed the strong agitation organised at R.S. Pura against the delimitation of Assembly constituencies, alleging that Jat-dominated seats were declared reserved in an attempt to weaken Jat leadership. It was informed that AIJMS-J&K met the Delimitation Commission of India and succeeded in restoring the original name of the Suchetgarh Assembly constituency, though the reservation of Assembly seats could not be reversed.
The Executive Body was informed that AIJMS-J&K fought persistently for securing job reservation for residents living within 0-6 kilometres of the International Border and Line of Control, and ultimately succeeded in obtaining the benefit for border residents.
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