Imposition of Kashmiri language on Jammu is cultural invasion, says JFI

Jammu, Jul 20 :  An organisation fighting for the rights of Jammu region has opposed 'imposition' of Kashmiri language in the region. Terming the decision of BJP-PDP Government to introduce Kashmiri language in all the colleges in Jammu province a sinister move to undermine the rich culture of Dogras, the organisation, Jammu for India (JFI), today said that the BJP has subverted the 2014 mandate for fulfilling its insatiable lust for power. "First the BJP-PDP Government provided all facilities to Rohingya and Bangladeshi Muslims to ensure their permanent settlement in Jammu and change its Hindu-majority character and now it is attacking the very cultural roots of the proud Dogras, who established mighty Dogra empire in March 1846 consisting of Jammu, Ladakh and Kashmir," Prof Hari Om, JFI Convener here told reporters. He accused BJP of playing with the sentiments of the people of Jammu region and warned that BJP would become a story of the past in the region in case it continued to toe the half-separatist PDP’s line. “The imposition of Kashmiri on Jammu is a part of sinister design," he said, adding that the people of Jammu will not allow the Government to implement its decision on the Kashmiri language. UNI