Srinagar, Oct 14 (KNS): The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) Minority Cell on Wednesday demanded the inclusion of Punjabi among the official languages of Jammu and Kashmir, describing it as a long-pending demand of the Sikh community.

The demand was raised during a meeting of the party's Minority Cell (Khalsa) at the National Conference headquarters, Nawa-i-Subah, in Srinagar.

The meeting was chaired by National Conference Treasurer and Rajya Sabha MP Shammi Oberoi and attended by Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani.

Party leaders and office-bearers from both Jammu and Kashmir divisions participated in the discussions.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel

The participants called for Punjabi to be accorded official language status alongside Urdu, Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi and English.

They said recognition of Punjabi would help preserve and promote the language and its cultural heritage while addressing a longstanding concern of the Sikh community.

The meeting also discussed various difficulties, demands and issues confronting Sikhs across Jammu and Kashmir.

Among those present were Minority Cell Convener Jagdish Singh Azad, former minister Manjit Singh, Jammu Provincial Youth President Sardar Tejinder Singh Aman and other party office-bearers.(KNS)