STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Welcoming the decision of various states to appoint nodal officers for addressing the issues of Kashmiri students studying there, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today said other states, where there is sizeable population of Kashmiri students, must also take a similar initiative.
“It is a welcome step that 13 states and Union Territories including Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Chandigarh, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Sikkim, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli have appointed police nodal officers for Kashmiri students,” PDP Chief Spokesperson, Dr Mehboob Beg said in a statement on Saturday.
He said the Union Ministry of Home Affairs should ask the states like Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra and Karnataka, where a sizeable number of Kashmiri students study, to appoint special police nodal officers as has been done by other states to ensure a sense of security for the Kashmiri students in the respective states.
“As the reports of intimidation of Kashmiri students have in recent past mostly poured in from states like Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh it would be highly appreciable if these states also appoint nodal officers for Kashmiri students,” he said. Meanwhile, Dr Beg has hailed the State Government’s decision to institutionalize the cross-LoC trade by replacing the existing barter system with proper banking facilities.
