The Gramin Welfare Society, Samra-Lihal of Bharmour, has reiterated its demand for granting tribal status to 21 panchayats which fall in Bharmour assembly constituency of Chamba district.
These 21 non-tribal panchayats of Bharmour tribal constituency are a part of the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency.
The societys general secretary Tarsem Bhardwaj in a representation to Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that inhabitants of these non-tribal panchayats were being used merely as vote bank in the name of tribal area but had been ignored for tribal development funds.