Gujjar Bakerwal Students Alliance launched in Jammu in massive presence of students

JAMMU August 29 : Students from Gujjar Bakerwal community who were on forefronts of protests and tribal March from last two years joined together and announced a new student organisation named as Gujjar Bakerwal Students Alliance Jammu and Kashmir. Social media influencer Aisha Gujjar, Artist, singer and famous Gojri rapper Amir Chouhan who hails from Poonch Rapper joined as Guests while noted Journalist Amir Sohail joined as Guest of Honour. Bilal Rashid of Jammu University will remain the Chief Patron of organisation and Shahid Ayoub a research scholar from Rajouri nominated unanimously as President of GBSA. GBSA promised to work for the betterment of community students and will raise all the importance issues concerning students like reservation in Universities and colleges, hostel accommodation, timely disbursal of scholarship, opening of tribal research centres, timely survey of community to count the exact numbers, accountability of Gujjar Bakerwal Hostels and mobile schools.

State team includes Aryan Chowdhary from Uri and Nahila Falak as Vice Presidents and Tahir Mehmood Chowdhary, Sakib Chowdhury and Ishaq Chowdhary as General Secretaries. Zafar Iqbal from Reasi as Secretary and young and energetic activist from Jammu Amir Khatana appointed as Chief Spokesperson of the organisation and Shabir Chowdhary as Additional Spokesperson. While senior research fellow from Punjabi University Patiala has been nominated as Chief Advisor. Azhar Sultani and Sharaz Ul Islam appointed unanimously as Social media coordinators.

Noted student leader and a leading face of ST Bachao Andolan Murtaza Kamal Bhadana has been nominated as President of Jammu University while Ahsan Ul Haq will act as Vice President, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Irfan Chowdhury have been nominated as General Secretaries. Qudratullah Shohab appointed as spokesperson of the team and many others are given different responsibilities. Kashif Chowdhary is the president of District Jammu and Imtiaz Chowdhary is president for District Reasi while Zulafqar Inquillabi has been nominated as the president for Dogra Law College and Main purpose of the organisation is to work for the downtrodden and marginalised tribal students community in Jammu and Kashmir who have been exploited and used for electoral gains till date. Shahid Ayoub, president of the Students Alliance addressed students gathering and requested them to focus on their education, family and then organisation, we can bring change only if we are educated and to bring change in the Gujjar Community, it’s really important to educate them specially those who are living on the margins. He has extended full support to the Mahapanchayat which is scheduled for 10th of September in Srinagar and assured full support to it. Bilal Rashid explained in detail the manifesto of Alliance and Murtaza Bhadana talked about his own experience as a student leader and a way forward. While Aryan Chowdhary, Nahila Falak, Amir Khatana, Sakib Chowdhary and Imtiaz also addressed the gathering. Proceedings of the day were conducted very smoothly and brilliantly by an intellectual personality Ather Mehmood. He started programme in his brilliant and eloquent style with though provoking Urdu and Gojri Couplets. Amir Chouhan performed on the stage as well and Aisha Gujjar addressed the students gathering and appreciated the step taken by students.

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