‘Insecure’ non-Kashmiri students try to leave NIT campus in Srinagar

April 05, 2016

Srinagar

Expressing a sense of insecurity from local Kashmiris and local police, some students of NIT Srinagar hailing from other states today attempted to leave the campus that witnessed a clash last week but their bid to do so led to a confrontation during which police resorted to lathicharge.

A group of non-local students wanted to leave the NIT premises and return to their home states, saying, they were “not feeling safe” inside the campus, a police official said.

The local Kashmiri police official said security personnel on duty at the NIT tried to reassure the students that they were safe inside the campus but they were not pacified.

As the head of the security deployment was speaking to them, a few of the students allegedly resorted to patriotic sloganeering and even pushed him around, the official said.

He said the other police personnel then resorted to “lathicharge” to disperse the students who were “getting violent”.

The situation, however, was brought under control shortly, the official said.

In Delhi, HRD ministry officials said they were in touch with the management of the institute and the Director of the NIT has spoken to the students so that normalcy prevails.

On Friday last, the campus had witnessed clashes between local Kashmiri and non-local students from other parts of India over India’s defeat in the semi-final match in the World T20 tournament.

The defeat was reportedly celebrated by a group of Kashmiri students.

After the clashes, the NIT authorities had shut down the institute which was reopened yesterday. (With inputs from PTI)


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CRPF deployed at NIT Srinagar


Jammu

CRPF was tonight deployed at NIT campus in Srinagar with Jammu and Kashmir government assuring full security to students from other states studying there after they expressed a sense of insecurity.

“We assure security to the students of various states of the country studying in NIT Srinagar. Additional security of CRPF has been deployed at the campus,” Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh told PTI.

Singh, who along with Minister of State (MoS) Education Priya Sethi, talked to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, DGP K Rajendra and Director NIT, said “all measures are being taken by the administration of the NIT to instill confidence among these students and the issues raised by them are being resolved.”

Administration has held meeting with the NIT students to resolve the issue, Singh said, adding SSP Srinagar is camping in the area to ensure peace.

“We take responsibility all the students of the country studying in NIT. We have put in place all the measures,” he said, adding that they are demanding security and postponement of exams.

“Director of NIT has said that the demands have been accepted,” he said.

'Insecure' non-Kashmiri students try to leave NIT campus in Srinagar

'Insecure' non-Kashmiri students try to leave NIT campus in Srinagar

“I appeal to the students to call on my number 09419149494 in case they have any problems on any front particularly on the security. We will look into that,” Deputy Chief Minister said.

“We assure the parents of these students that all measures have been taken for the safety of students,” he said.

Outstation students of NIT have alleged that they have been cane-charged by the local Kashmiri police men with brute forces and not allowed to move out of the NIT gate as they were holding protests.

“We had sat on dharna and were demanding meeting with HRD officials. We held meeting with NIT administration and they agreed to the demand. We were allowed freely to move out the gate,” said one of the students on condition of the anonymity.

“When we were going out of the campus as per the past practice, police did not allow us and resorted to cane-charge resulting in injuries to several students,” he claimed.

The students threatened to leave NIT and move to respective states as their safety and security is being compromised by NIT administration and Kashmir Police.

The NIT on last Friday was shut down temporarily after two groups clashed over Indian cricket team’s defeat at the hands of West Indies in T-20 World Cup.

The Kashmiri students had burst firecrackers in the lawns of NIT after the defeat of Indian team in their semi-final.

Following this, the non-local students reportedly hoisted Indian flag and took out march at the campus resulting in clashes with the local students.

Rajnath discusses NIT, Srinagar issue with Mehbooba

New Delhi

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today called up Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and discussed with her the situation at NIT in Srinagar, which witnessed clashes between students and police.

“Spoke to J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti ji regarding situation in NIT, Srinagar. She has assured me to look into the issue and take immediate action (sic),” Singh tweeted.

The Home Minister’s telephonic talk came after a minor scuffle broke out between police and some outstation students in the NIT campus.

Sources said some of the students wanted to go out of the campus which was prevented by the police, leading to the clashes.

Police had to resort to mild lathicharge to control the situation, they said.

Mufti took over as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir yesterday.

On Sunday, the Home Minister had assured full security to students studying at NIT, Srinagar saying they should not worry about their safety in the wake of clashes between two groups after India’s defeat against West Indies in the World T20 semifinal last Thursday.

Singh had called up Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra

and DGP K Rajendra Kumar and asked them to ensure proper security to the students studying there.

Two group of students, one from Kashmir and one from other states, fought after local students burst crackers following India’s lost in the match, leading the close down of the institute. PTI


Unrest on NIT campus; outstation students protest,lathicharged


Srinagar

Unrest was witnessed again today at NIT Srinagar, the scene of last week’s clash, with outstation students expressing a sense of insecurity and attempting to leave the campus, leading to a confrontation with police which resorted to lathicharge in which some were injured.

With the situation being tense, CRPF was tonight deployed at campus and Jammu and Kashmir government assured full security to the students from other states studying here.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh also called up Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and discussed with her the situation at NIT.

Some non-local students attempted to leave the campus and return to their home states, saying, they were “not feeling safe” inside the campus, a police official said.

Police personnel on duty at the NIT tried to reassure the students that they were safe inside the campus but they were not pacified, he said.

As the head of the security deployment was speaking to them, a few of the students allegedly resorted to sloganeering and even pushed him around, the official claimed.

He said the other police personnel then resorted to “lathicharge” to disperse the students who were “getting violent”.

The situation, however, was brought under control shortly, the official said.

Outstation students, on the other hand, alleged that they were holding protests and were lathicharged by the police with brute forces and not allowed to move out of the NIT gate.

“We had sat on dharna and were demanding meeting with HRD officials. We held meeting with NIT administration and they agreed to the demand. We were allowed freely to move out the gate,” said one of the students on condition of the anonymity.

“When we were going out of the campus as per the past practice, police did not allow us and resorted to cane-charge resulting in injuries to several students,” he claimed.

Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh told PTI in Jammu tonight: “We assure security to the students of various states of the country studying in NIT Srinagar. Additional security of CRPF has been deployed at the campus.”

Singh, who along with Minister of State (MoS) Education Priya Sethi, talked to Mehbooba, DGP K Rajendra and NIT Director, said “all measures are being taken by the administration of the NIT to instill confidence among these students and the issues raised by them are being resolved.”

In Delhi, HRD ministry officials said they were in touch with the management of the institute and the Director of the NIT has spoken to the students so that normalcy prevails.

On Friday last, the campus had witnessed clashes between local and non-local students over India’s defeat in the semi-final match in the World T20 tournament.

After the clashes, the NIT authorities had shut down the institute which was reopened yesterday.

“We take responsibility all the students of the country studying in NIT. We have put in place all the measures,” the Deputy Chief Minister said.

Administration has held meeting with the NIT students to resolve the issue, Singh said, adding SSP Srinagar is camping in the area to ensure peace.

He said the outstation students are demanding security and postponement of exams.

“Director of NIT has said that the demands have been accepted,” he said.

“I appeal to the students to call on my number 09419149494 in case they have any problems on any front particularly on the security. We will look into that,” Deputy Chief Minister said.

“We assure the parents of these students that all measures have been taken for the safety of students,” he said. PTI

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