Jammu, April 15 -- In a significant development, the Jammu Kashmir Sharnarthi Action Committee (JKSAC) has expressed satisfaction and heartfelt gratitude to Smt. Sakina Itoo, Hon'ble Minister for Social Welfare, for providing a much-needed clarification in the Legislative Assembly regarding the grant of Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to Pahari-speaking ethnic groups and Displaced Persons (DPs) of 1947 from POJK settled in Jammu, Kathua, and Samba districts.
The clarification, issued in response to a query raised by Dr. Narinder Singh, BJP MLA, emphasized that residential area is not a criterion for the issuance of ST certificates to the aforementioned communities. This statement has resolved the confusion that had been prevailing due to admin...