India, Oct. 5 -- Members of the Sikh community held a peaceful protest rally here on Monday, demanding the restoration and promotion of Punjabi in schools and its recognition as a community language in Jammu and Kashmir.

The protest was organised under the banner of the Jammu Punjabi Morcha, with protesters urging the Lieutenant Governor's administration and the government to introduce Punjabi into the school curriculum.

Surjan Singh, general secretary of the District Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, said the rally was aimed at highlighting the community's long-pending demand to restore Punjabi in schools.

"Punjabi was taught in schools long before 1947, but it was subsequently removed from the curriculum outside Punjab. We have been urg...