Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Saturday issued an order to redraw the social caste list expanding it by adding 15 new classes under the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004.
Jats, West Pakistani Refugees, Gorkhas, Wagheys, Pony Walas among the new classes in the list.
In a notification, the JK government said, “In exercise of the powers conferred by the first proviso to clause (o) of Section 2 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004, and on the recommendations of the Jammu and Kashmir Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission, the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir hereby directs that the following amendments shall be made in Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Rules 2005.” As per the notification, 15 more classes were included in its social caste category list.
The accused Pappu Ahirwar has been arrested and further investigation is going on, the SP of Karketa added.