Team Jammu warns PDP-BJP Govt of agitation if Kashmiri language introduced in Jammu colleges

Jammu, Aug 3  :  Lashing out at BJP for maintaining criminal silence over an alleged assault on secular Dogra identity, Team Jammu today asked the ruling PDP-BJP coalition government not to check the patience of Dogra people and warned any move to introduce Kashmiri language in Jammu colleges. 'The BJP leadership, particularly its ministers in the ruling coalition, are no good than paper tigers. They have shamelessly surrendered before the Kashmiri leadership and the recent decision of higher education to go ahead with its dangerous move of imposing Kashmiri language is a clear reflection of it,’’ Zorawar Singh Jamwal, chairman of Team Jammu here said while addressing a meeting of Members. He warned of dire consequences for issuing a government order for introduction of Kashmiri language as subject in one of the Jammu University affiliated government degree colleges. 'With the connivance of Kashmiri leadership, the power hungry BJP ministers are hell bent to wipe out Dogra heritage and culture’’, Mr Jamwal said and added allowing imposition of Kashmiri in degree colleges was the first step in this direction. 'Since 1947, a deep rooted conspiracy has constantly been hatched by the successive state governments to erode Dogra identity’’, he said and regretted, “Unfortunately BJP leaders, who claimed themselves to be champions of Jammu’s cause, have become part of the sinister designs of Kashmiri rulers to dismantle Dogra heritage.’’ Pointing towards an order issued by the Higher Education Department in which 49 posts of Assistant Professors have been “reserved” for Dogra language, Mr Jamwal said that this order was nothing but an eye-wash to befool the people. UNI