STAFF WRITER 16:47 HRS IST
Srinagar, May 16 (PTI) Apprehensive of being left out of the ongoing census operations, Gujjars and Bakerwals of Jammu and Kashmir today demanded a special census for the nomadic community currently under seasonal migration to northwestern Himalayas.
In a letter to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh written on behalf of the community by Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation, said, "A special census of the nomadic and shelterless Gujjars and Bakerwals of Jammu and Kashmir is all the more necessary as the community is presently under seasonal migration along with their livestock to upper reaches of northwestern Himalayas."
Giving details of the letter, Javaid Rahi, Secretary of the Foundation said, "We demanded a special census of the nomadic community with a population of around 6 to 8 Lakh who are presently migrating through seven major routs towards the upper reaches of Pir Panchal, Shavalik and Trikuta Hills of the Himalayas.
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