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| Class 8th students, parents threaten to move NHRC against Education Minister | | Amid tension, university papers postponed, school exams ensured | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 6: In the wake of tension and unprecedented security arrangements, while Kashmir University here postponed all its exams scheduled for Friday, the Directorate of School Education Kashmir, today put schoolchildren and their parents to "terrible inconvenience and harassment" by conducting exams for the Class VIII as per the schedule.
The complainants said they would register a complaint against the Education Minister, Naeem Akther, and the Director Education with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) over their "callous approach of dealing with a sensitive situation when half the City was under siege." Scores of students and their parents were this morning seen stranded on fortified roads trying to reach the exam venues even as some of the areas of Srinagar were under undeclared curfew while security checks had been heightened elsewhere. The teachers also faced inconvenience in reaching the exam centers.
Witnesses said policemen, who stopped children and their parents near Abdullah Bridge, couldn't believe that exams could be held amid so much of tense situation. The policemen, halted scores of parents from going towards Sonawar, the exam venue for children of Mallinson School. "Finally after lots of requests the policemen called the Radio Kashmir to confirm if the exams were truly being held when Kashmir was on high alert. When they got a nod from the radio people only then we were allowed to proceed," said Muhammad Showkat, a parent.
The students putting up in downtown faced more of problems, as many of the areas in the congested locality were under undeclared curfew. Many students said they reached the exam venue late due to traffic jams amid roadside frisking. "My daughter reached exam center one hour late and was not given any additional time. She couldn't do well in the exam for no fault of her," said another parent.
Scores of students and their parents who managed to reach the Press Enclave to register their complaints accused the Education Minister of jeopardizing their lives. They said earlier also when flood alert was sounded he kept the schools open "thereby risking lives of our children."
"Education Minister, who thinks of himself as the most intelligent man in the world, must understand that if university had postponed exams, schools should have also postponed the exams," said a delegation of parents adding "this is commonsense."
"We will register a complaint against him and director education," said a parent, a lawyer by profession.
Many school teachers also complained of having faced lot of inconvenience in reaching the exam centers. "Basically, he (Education Minister) had told us he will teach us a lesson and it is only because of his revengeful tactics that he keeps schools open on odd days," alleged the delegation of teachers from government schools.
Despite repeated attempts, the Education Minister and the Director Education could not be contacted for comments. But a senior official said the exams were not postponed on the personal instructions of the Education Minister. "We had pleaded that the KU has postponed exams and we should act accordingly, but he didn't listen to us," said the official pleading anonymity.
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to Kashmir on November 7, Kashmir is on high alert while tension was created due to the two consecutive "Chalo calls" given by separatist leaders in Kashmir. All this has forced the government to keep stringent security arrangements in place. |
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