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J&K: Protest seeking official language status to Punjab intensifies in Jammu

Jammu, Oct 4 (UNI) The campaign demanding official language status for Punjabi in Jammu and Kashmir intensified on the fourth day of the indefinite Morcha, as protest rallies were taken out across Jammu region.
A protest rally was taken out here in Sainik Colony, Jammu, where members of the Sikh community raised their voice for constitutional recognition of Punjabi. Similar rallies were also organised in Vijaypur, Kathua and other areas of Jammu, giving the ongoing campaign a wider grassroots character.
The organisers said the growing participation from different localities reflects the increasing determination of the Sikh Sangat to seek recognition, preservation and promotion of Punjabi language, literature and culture in Jammu and Kashmir.
Taranjit Singh Tony, Chairman, Gurdwara Rani Talab, Digiana, once again appealed to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the Council of Ministers and all 90 MLAs to support the demand and facilitate a resolution granting official language status to Punjabi during the forthcoming Winter Session of the J&K Legislative Assembly.
Tony urged all elected representatives to provide written letters supporting the demand, stressing that the issue concerns the linguistic, literary, historical and cultural heritage of Jammu and Kashmir.
He reiterated that the Sikh Sangat is pursuing the matter through peaceful, constitutional and democratic means.
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