Stranded students: Admin writes to Resident Commissioner in Delhi

The divisional administration Kashmir on Wednesday wrote to Jammu and Kashmir Resident Commissioner in Delhi asking him to facilitate evacuation of Kashmiri students stranded in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.

A letter from the office of Divisional Commissioner Kashmirhas sought help in return of 53 Iran-returned students, who have completedtheir stipulated 14-day quarantine period in Jaislamer on March 29. Since thenthe students have been stranded due to the ongoing 21-day lockdown.

   

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang Pole, told the GreaterKashmir, “We are hopeful that the students are brought back home soon.”

Official sources told Greater Kashmir that Jammu and Kashmiradministration is mulling to evacuate the stranded students with help of IndianAir Force flights next week. Senior officials told Greater Kashmir that they”are contemplating to send a request for evacuation to IAF by end of this weekor early next week.”

The parents of the students have held several silentprotests during last few days demanding return of their children.

Javid Ahmad Bhat, a parent from Natipora, said, “We havebeen running from pillar to post for evacuation of our children but to noavail. We once again urge the administration to bring our children back as soonas possible. They have already completed their quarantine and tested negativefor Covid-19.”

Similarly, a number of Kashmiri students who were broughtback from Pakistan through Punjab have also completed their quarantine periodand despite the Punjab government offering them transport services, authoritiesare not allowing their entry to Jammu and Kashmir, several other parentsalleged. They said that the government of India must arrange special domesticflights to facilitate return of stranded J&K residents to their homeland.

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