To strive towards the inclusion of Western Pahari languages and Dialects of Valley of Chenab i.e Bhalessi, Bhaderwahi, Paadri, Kishtwari, Sirazi (Sarazi) and Pogli under the state privosions, Bhalessa Heritage Centre for Reaseach and Development studies hold an emergency meeting which was attended by large number of intellectuals fora of Chenab valley.
Speaking on the occasion, Sadaket Malik said that these languages and dialects are from Indo Aryan origin and comes under the manifold of Western pahari groupings like other languages and dialect chain of Himachal and Uttrakhand. Malik said that these Pahari languages of Bhalessi, Bhaderwahi, Paadri, Sirazi and Pogli are met with discrimination as the same has been classified in the Linguistics’ Survey of India (LSI) conducted by the British government. Malik said that these language groupings be given Pahari status as per the classification done by the Linguistics’ survey of India.
The Bhalessa Heritage Centre has also started a campaign Western Pahari Chain of Valley of Chenab and Pahari status to them.
The residents of the people of erstwhile Doda District (now known as Chenab Valley) has always been kept aside in several provision.
Malik also demanded that 4 percent reservation be given to the Pahari speaking people (PSP).
He said that the areas classifued dialects like Bhalessi, Bhaderwahi, Kishtwari, Padri, Sirazi, Pogli need to be reserved under the ambit of Reservation Act by granting this language a Pahari Status. The speakers demanded 4 Percent Jobs be reserved, Pahari Hostels, Special Economic Package under Pahari Sub Plan and Pahari Sholarships for western Pahari languages of Chenab valley.
Those who spoke on this occasion include Abdul Majeed Bichoo, Fozia Mughal, Nehri Sadeeq Sarazi, Vijay Sharma, Swarn Kotwal, Ashok Kumar, Arif Ali, KD Shah and many others.
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