| Manjakot residents hold protest demanding Degree College, block highway | | | Early Times Report
RAJOURI, Apr 26: The people of Manjakot tehsil in Rajouri district, after the residents of Darhal tehsil, have also come on the roads in favour of their demand of establishing a Government Degree College at Manjakot. Irked over recent government decision to establish government Degree College at Keri (in Rajouri Assembly Constituency) the people of Darhal have already began their struggle while the people of Manjakot tehsil have also constituted an All Party Coordination Committee (APCC) to spearhead their struggle for the college, Munsif Court and for Girls Higher Secondary School.
As most of the area of Manjakot tehsil is situated along Line of Control (LoC) the students faces many difficulties to reach government PG College at Rajouri during heavy rains/ mortar shelling, claimed people.
They also alleged that out of 7 tehsils (before 2004) degree colleges have been established in five tehsils including Rajouri, Kalakot, Nowshera, Sunderbani and Thanamandi.
"Out of old 7 tehsils of Rajouri district except Manjakot and Darhal, the government has provided degree colleges at every tehsil HQ," said protesting people. People of Manjakot tehsil, irrespective of their party affiliations have constituted an All Party Coordination Committee (APCC) to launch their struggle for Degree College and today they blocked Jammu-Poonch highway at Manjakot for two hours till 1 pm. |
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