Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 17 : Activists of National Panthers Student Union (NPSU) along with students of various colleges today staged protest demonstration against Higher Education Minister Mohammad Akbar Lone for gagging the fourth pillar of democracy.
Activist of NPSU along with students of various colleges today assembled at Old University campus and raised slogans against the Higher Education Minister and demanded his resignation.
Speaking on the occasion, Partap Singh Jamwal State President (NPSU) said that there were many irregularities in the Higher Education Department like bungling in grants in some of the colleges, infrastructure, besides the blue eyed Professors enjoying their positions within the city colleges for last couple of years. When a journalist tried to inquire about the same from the Higher Education Minister Mohammad Akbar Lone, he threatened the scribe saying that he would put him behind the bars if he would publish any news item against him or his department.
Partap Singh said that the act of the minister is condemnable.
"On the one hand Chief Minister Omar Abdullah ever say that in Government transparency is everywhere but on the other hand minister of NC is trying to gag the media just put veil on the irregularities of his department", he said.
Others who were present on the occasion included Varun Badyal, Sanjay Sharma, Nistish Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Shammi Jasrotia, Smile Sharma, Akshay Gupta, Nikhil Chjoudhary, Visahab jeet jamwal, Sahil Gupta, Aksah Manhas, Paras Pachninda, Dharuv Sharma, Anmol Singh, Atal Choudhary, Harsh Gupta, Vikrant Jamwal. |
