09 April, 2016

NIT Srinagar Unrest Continues


Non-local students belonging to NIT Srinagar were strongly demanding for relocation of the campus to ensure their safety and smooth running of academics in their talks with Niraml Singh, deputy chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir. Students also allege that some members of faculty are threatening to influence their exams and projects.

On Friday, students within the campus tried to take out protest march seeking the punishment for the police involved in lathicharge which left scores of students injured, and permanent security from CRPF at NIT. 

NIT Srinagar management said the students concerned with the security and current environment at the campus in attending the exams as planned from April 11 will be given new schedule later in keeping view their of the students career.

Several colleges in the Jammu region, as well as in other parts of the country have raised the national flag, as well as team of 150 students from different states gathered in Delhi and started a journey to Srinagar under the banner of ‘Chalo NIT' with national flags on cars, bikes and buses to show solidarity with the non-local students of NIT.

In an interview with local TV channel, J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said the incident at NIT is non-issue, but being highlighted by certain people as ‘communal incident’ and informed the same view to Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani.

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