Governor’s advisor Khurshid Ahmed Ganai Sunday reviewed the safety and security of students from Jammu and Kashmir studying in different colleges and universities outside the state with the divisional commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan.
An official spokesman said the divisional commissioner informed the advisor that he was in constant touch with the authorities in different states who have assured of providing adequate security to the Kashmiri students.
He was also informed that helplines have been set up by the office of divisional commissioner Kashmir, and J&K police, to register queries of the students and parents and to provide them a response in real time, the spokesman said. The advisor was briefed about the work being done by the liaison officers appointed for the purpose in various cities in the country under the overall supervision of the principal resident commissioner, J&K, located in New Delhi.
The advisor conveyed to the divisional commissioner that the governor was himself monitoring the work of the liaison officers in various states and also enquiring about the welfare of the students, the spokesman said.
“The governor has given clear directions to the principal resident commissioner to take immediate cognisance of any complaint received from the students and take prompt action by informing the concerned authorities in those states,” the spokesman said. The advisor further stated that the union home ministry had issued advisories to all the state governments in this regard.
LOS IN TOUCH WITH STUDENTS
Meanwhile, an official spokesman said there have been media reports of alleged mischievous WhatsApp chats by some miscreants, reports of candle marches and other marches in various regions by local people, alleged rumors of some of landlords asking their respective tenant students to vacate the houses, resulting in a sense of insecurity and fear in the J&K students.
“Responding to this, the LOs of respective regions have been taking necessary steps in the last two days to help the students. Similarly, controls room/helplines have also been established in the office of the divisional commissioner, Kashmir. The LOs immediately got in touch with the students, the college authorities and the local administration so as to ensure safety and security of the students,” the spokesman said.