Gujjars call on VC , demand establishment of Gojri Research Centre

Jammu, Dec 28: A Gujjar community delegation of led by Secretary Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation Dr Javaid Rahi today met Vice Chancellor Jammu University, Dr M P S Ishar and demanded immediate steps to establish Gojri Research Centre at the Varsity. The delegation pleaded that University should implement the decision of its Council meeting in 2008, "in which a full-fledge Research Centre was approved for the development of Gojri." The delegation submitted a memorandum to the VC which read that Gujjar community feels that some forces in the University of Jammu are deliberately delaying the establishment of the Centre without any reason. The delegation apprised the VC that the Centre should be established at Jammu, the midpoint of the State so that the student of other parts of state can study this subject "but the University authorities are bent upon delay it by saying that Gojri Centre will be established at Poonch camps 250 km away from Jammu which is illogical."

The memorandum read that Gojri is mother tongue of more than 25 percent of the population of State and they are fighting since 1980 for establishment of Gojri department, on prototype of Dogri and Kashmiri departments. A statement of Foundation said the Vice Chancellor agreed with the facts presented before him and assured that concrete efforts would be taken to establish the Centre. Registrar JU Prof Suresh Padha who was present on the occasion informed the delegation that efforts are in full swing to open Gojri Centre, the statement added.

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