HOODA calls for unity among Jats

New Delhi/Jalandhar,July 5, 2013: Haryana Chief Minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda has called for unity among Jats for achieving the goal of reservation in Central Government jobs.

Speaking at the Jat Maha Adhiveshan of Akhil Bhartiya Jat Mahasabha in New Delhi today, Hooda said, whether it is political organisation or social, unity and cooperation is essential for success.

Hooda said that no Government prior to his Government in Haryana, showed courage to extend reservation to Jats in Haryana, but his Government decided to give reservation not only to Jats, but some other backward classes also in government jobs. Efforts are being made for reservation for Jats in Central Government also and I will continue to work for it till last, he said. He expressed hope that this issue will be settled soon, but this requires unity among different Jat Organisations.

He said that he is proud that he was born in a Jat family. I have not come in this Adhiveshan as Chief Minister, but as a soldier of Jat Biradari, he said. Jat community has been fighting against injustice. Even the hero of first battle of independence was the Jat Raja Nahar Singh. Jat biradari consists of Jats from Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims.

Hooda said that Akhil Bhartiya Jat Mahasabha was started in 1907 and the leaders at that time emphasized on cooperation with other communities and spread of education. In 1912, Jat Heros Anglo-Sanskrit School was founded and my grandfather Chaudhary Matu Ram was its president. He said that for the advancement of Jat community, it is necessary that we give good education to our children.

Those present on this occasion included the National President of Akhil Bhartiya Jat Mahasabha, Captain Amrinder Singh, Woman President of Jat Mahasabha Renuka Chaudhary and General Secretary Yudhvir Singh, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit and Speaker Dr Yoganand Shastri and others.