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SAMBA: All India Jat Maha Sabha (AIJMS) President, Chaudhary Manmohan Singh urged the government to grant OBC status to the community members before holding Assembly elections in the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory. He reiterated this demand during a meeting of the All India Jat Maha Sabha (AIJMS) at border village of Kangwala in district Samba which was presided over by him. Ch Manmohan Singh said that earlier Article 370 was cited as the hurdle in conferring OBC status to the Jat Community but now when Articles 370 as well as Article 35A had gone and full authority lies in the hands of the Union Government why the government is adopting a dilly-dallying attitude on this very significant issue concerning the Jats. He warned that in case the government fails to provide OBC status without any further delay then the Jat community will resort to a strong agitation and the government will be wholly and solely responsible for the consequences thereof.
Ch Manmohan Singh said that the members of the community across the J&K Union territory are being made aware about the latest status on the issue and be ready for the agitation if necessary.
He also raised serious concern over dilly-dally tactics adopted by the government for not providing ownership rights to people of Jat community having possession of custodian land for the last more than 50 years.