PTI
SRINAGAR, April 9
Officials of the Human Resource Development have rejected the demand of outstation students of NIT Srinagar.
“The demand for shifting the NIT out of Kashmir has been outrightly rejected by the HRD ministry officials. It has been made clear to the students,” official sources said. But the officials have assured the students of addressing their “genuine” issues.A group of outstation students of the NIT met Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh and Education Minister Naeem Akhtarm along with officials of Union HRD Ministry, last night to discuss the situation at the institute.
The sources said the Ministers and HRD officials, however, assured the students that their demands like better amenities on the campus and improvement in the academic atmosphere will be addressed.
“The Board of Governors of the NITs will be meeting on April 11 where all these issues will be addressed,” the sources said.
“The Ministers asserted that students of the institute have been here at the peak of militancy and no one has ever been harmed.”
Meanwhile, an official of the NIT said the meeting was positive as the situation inside the campus is improving. Fayaz Ahmad Mir, Registrar, NIT Srinagar, said there were no protests on the campus this morning.
