Shah announces reservation for Pahadi community under ST category in J-K

The reservation quota for the Pahadi community "will not affect the reservation for Gujjar and Bakerwal community under the Scheduled Tribes category," Amit Shah said

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday announced reservation under the Scheduled Tribes category for Pahadi communities in Jammu and Kashmir. The union minister while addressing a public rally in Jammu's Rajouri said, "The PM (Narendra Modi) is in the favour of reservation for Pahadi, Gujjar, and Bakarwal communities."

"It will not affect the reservation for Gujjar and Bakerwal community under the Scheduled Tribes category," Shah said. 

Shah is on a three-day trip to Jammu and Kashmir starting today. He reached Jammu on late Monday night, and offered prayers at the Vaishno Devi shrine earlier today. Mobile Internet services have