Early times Report
Jammu, Nov 10: The activists of schedule tribe and schedule caste students federation today hold massive protest rally against the tribal affairs department for non-payment of scholarship since last 10 months.
As per press release, massive demonstration was held at the office of tribal affairs deptt, Trikuta Nagar by the students, demanding early release of scholarship. Addressing the students, the president of the federation, Haq Nawaz Chowdhary said, why deptt failed to distribute scholarship and this shows some hanky-panky has been done by the deptt with the money received from centre. He said SC/ST students which include from professional and non professional colleges are facing lot of problems for want of scholarship. He said director of the department is non-serious and is playing with the poor students.
He as president of federation appeals to the chief minister to look personally in the matter and direct the vigilance deptt to hold enquiry and save the students.
Among others who took part in the rally were Sajjad, Sahajahan, Muzafar, Arif Zabir, Shabir, Stenzin, Namgial, Rafakat, Sabar, Aslam, Hafiz, Sharaz, Mushtaq, Parvez, Razia, Norine and Ali and others
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