Students hit streets against ‘Pulwama forces action’, pitches battle across Valley,
AJKSU terms it war between Pens vs pellets
Omar endorses father’s demands of governor rule
The alleged high-handedness of security forces in Pulwama college triggers protests pitched battle across major towns of Kashmir valley between students and security forces.
In Srinagar, Students of SP College and woman’s colleges took to streets to protests the government action against the students in Pulwama which left dozens injured.
The protesting students’ clashes with the deployed police personnel’s who fired tear gas resulted in injuries to dozens of students.
The protesting students were apparently angered by a police raid on a college in southern Pulwama district on Saturday in which at least 60 students were injured.
The female students hit the MA road, triggering clashes with police while the women police tried to keep the protesting female students at bay.
Some female students fainted during the police action, however, they are stable.
Worth to mention that the clashes occurred at eight places in the valley, turning the streets outside colleges into battlefields, witnesses.
The protesting students of colleges were shouting slogans in solidarity with the students of Pulwama.
Meanwhile, Students from Kashmir University and the Central University of Kashmir in Srinagar staged peaceful protests.
In north Kashmir, students poured out of the Sopore Degree College in large numbers and shouted slogans against the assault on students.
However, in south Kashmir Shopian, seven students were injured during clashes outside Degree College Shopian. Four students were shifted to District Hospital Shopian for treatment. “An injured student has been shifted to Srinagar for specialized treatment. He had a pellet injury in his eye,” health official said.
However in Kulgam, Dozens of students were injured, three of them grievously, during clashes at Degree College Kulgam. The students were holding protests against the forces’ action on students at Degree College Pulwama. Many girl students have fainted during the clashes, reports said.
Students of Government Degree College Ganderbal also staged protests inside the college premises. Some students resorted to stone pelting, leading to clashes with security forces.
Meanwhile, National Conference working president Omar Abdullah strongly endorsed his father’s demand of imposing Governor’s Rule in Jammu and Kashmir.
He said that they can’t go to their homes, can’t meet their families. This Government can’t hold elections. Elections to the parliamentary seat (Anantnag), which Mehbooba Mufti had left, can’t be held. What more evidence is needed about deteriorated law and order situation.
However, All Jammu and Kashmir students union along with students from nook and corner colleges on Monday held a Massive protest demonstration against the incident which happened in GDC Pulwama alleging that student was attacked with teargas shells to scatter them by holding the peaceful protest. It has now become a war in between” Pens vs pellets ” and “Books vs bullets”.
There were student protests reported from Daru Budgam, Baramulla, Kulgam also. It was reportedly a hectic day for the security forces to deal with the protesting students.
Pertinently protest call was given by the All Jammu Kashmir Students Union (AJKSU). AJKSU president in a statement said that it has now become a war in between” Pens vs pellets “and “Books vs bullets”. He said that Govt has turned spring bloom into red and they have been failed in every aspect. “Using pellets and teargas shells against students in colleges is sheer brutality on part of the largest democracy and is highly deplorable”, he said.