A prominent Gujjar leader on Sunday sought from Prime Minister Narendra Modi a special package for members of his and Bakarwal communities living in 20 of Jammu & Kashmir’s 22 districts.
He said package was need of the hour for upliftment of these socially, educationally, economically and politically backward communities. “We appeal to the PM to announce special developmental and political package for Gujjars and Bakarwals so they can get facilities like roads, electricity, water supply, healthcare and education,” Poonchi said in a statement here. He also urged the government to establish boarding schools for children from the two communities on the lines of Navodaya Vidyalayas.
