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| Following JNU controversy Kashmiri youth reluctant to move out of state: Omar Abdullah | | Says youth can't pursue educational pursuits | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 3: National Conference Working President and former Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today said that the controversy arising out of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi has led to fear among Kashmiri youth and they are not ready to move out to receive higher education.
"Following the JNU episode and consequent developments Kashmiri youth are apprehensive of venturing outside the state for their academic and professional pursuits. The victimization of Kashmiri youth outside the state was alarming as they were being openly profiled and hounded," said Omar while addressing a youth convention organized by Youth National Conference, here.
The NC Working President said that during their tenure in the government they tried their best to open avenues of employment for our youth outside the state through landmark schemes. He alleged that the Kashmiri youth are being stereotyped, harassed and profiled without any provocation or basis.
"Today our youngsters -students as well as job aspirants-are terrified at the very prospects of venturing outside the state after the JNU issue was used as a pretext to harass our youth. Today people are being arrested and booked under sedition by showing doctored videos. Today fake videos and fake slogans are being used as a basis for arrests and defamation and branding people 'anti-national'. Where will Kashmiri students and young professional go in this poisoned atmosphere," asked Omar.
The NC Working President said that the Kashmiri youth find themselves drowned in the darkness of hopelessness and despair. He said that National Conference would protect the youth in this atmosphere of 'victimization' and 'harassment' and would offer them hope, encouragement and support.
"We will stand by our youth, we will not allow anyone to harass them and defame them. While PDP has sold its tongue for power, National Conference will fight tooth and nail for the rights of our youth to live with dignity and peace of mind both within and outside the state," said Omar. He said that NC was proud of its legacy and history and stood by its political agenda.
The NC Working President said that the party stands by its demand for the restoration of autonomy and that it will never compromise with state's honour and dignity. He said that if someone else can achieve more than autonomy-they are welcome to strive. He said the NC has not stopped anyone from pursuing their proposed methods of resolving the Kashmir issue.
"One wonders what happened to PDP's Self-Rule document. What happened to their promise of having dual currency in J&K? What happened to the pre-election promise of opening additional trade and travel routes along the Line of Control? From all those promises and rhetoric PDP has today reduced itself to calling BJP the best political party in the world and Narendra Modi the best Prime Minister this country has ever had," said Omar.
The NC Working President said that he has always maintained that Kashmir issue is a political issue that cannot be resolved through money or economics. He said while the youth are being harassed, while BJP leaders are declaring a 'war' against Muslims, PDP is busy trying to flout figures of funds and money as an argument for selling their slogans and ideology to the BJP. |
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