New Delhi, March 29, 2022 (PPI-OT):National Conference Member of Indian Parliament from Islamabad district of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Hasnain Masoodi has called for rolling out a comprehensive policy and programme for the emancipation of the Muslim tribal population in the territory. Speaking on the (Schedule Tribe) order amendment Bill -2022, Masoodi said, “The entire process has been reduced to just a formality now. It has been used as a political tool”.

Sharing the plight of Muslim tribal population of Jammu and Kashmir with Indian parliamentarians, he said the communities are eking out their humble living from pastoralism. “Our Gujjar and Bakarwal brothers, who undertake trans-Himalayan migrations on a yearly basis, have been living a life of neglect.

The schools meant for them only work for a few months. Teachers engaged for such seasonal schools are still awaiting their regularisation. These tribes when travelling from Jammu to Kashmir through high altitude terrains are completely relegated to their fate,” he said. “Far from catering to their development needs, the JK administration is snatching roofs from their heads”, he added.

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