Saturday 18th Jul, 2026
Srinagar, Mar 8: (UNI) Expressing concern over the imposition of fine on Kashmiri students, who had to return to the valley from different parts of the country following harassment and assault on them post Pulwama attack, All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) said that instead of getting sympathy from the college authorities the students are being asked to pay extra sum as fine.
“It is highly disturbing that the Kashmiri students are being asked to pay fine after they joined their respective institutions,” APSCC chairman Jagmohan Singh Raina said in a statement issued here on Friday.
“No student in the world would leave his studies midway. Same is possible only in case of dire emergency. Same happened with the students of Kashmir studying in different parts of India. They were forced to leave following threat to their lives. The authorities of these institutes should have been lenient towards the students, but that was not to be,” Mr Raina said.
The APSCC chairman said that the students were asked to pay a fine of at least Rs 5000, failing which stern action would be taken against them. He said the authorities should be lenient towards the Kashmiri students so that their career is not put to stake.
“It is important that the people of different states who have visited Kashmir convey a message of peace and brotherhood to the people living in their respective states. This would convey a feeling of oneness and the Kashmiris including the students are not targeted in any part of India,” Mr Raina.
The APSCC Chairman said that the people of India by and large are tolerant adding that there are some among them who want to create a wedge among the different communities. He said the people should be vigilant so that nefarious designs of the people with vested interests are defeated.