Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday said the cautioning of Kashmiri students against taking admission in colleges in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) was an “unjustified diktat” as the decision has put the career of scores of students in jeopardy.
In a statement issued here, Mirwaiz said that the governmentshould not play politics with the career of Kashmiri students. “Those in powershould not play politics with the career of Kashmiri students and take backthis unreasonable diktat,” Mirwaiz said.
He said that the decision is unfortunate and politicisationof education violates the fundamental right of students to seek educationanywhere in the world.
“The decision has put the career of those studying in PaK injeopardy,” Mirwaiz said.
On May 8, the University Grants Commission issued an orderstating that Pakistan Administered Kashmir is an integral part of the Union ofIndia and the educational institutions including universities, medicalcolleges, technical institutions and other educational institutions situatedthere are neither established by the Government of India nor recognized by theStatutory authorities such as UGC and All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE), and Medical Council of India.
“Therefore, students are cautioned/advised against takingadmission in any college/university/technical institution in any territoryunder illegal occupation of Pakistan including the PaK and Gilgit Baltistanwhich are currently not recognized by India,” the order reads.