Pulwama: Scores of students Wednesday attacked Degree College Pulwama with stones when College administration did not allow them to appear in English Paper for which the examination was being conducted for the First year students.
Reports said that Degree College Pulwama administration did not permit more than 80 students to appear in the examination after which agitated students resorted to violence and attacked College staff and building with stones. Police was called in to disperse the students and during the clashes at least 8 students were injured.
Some of the students told CNS that Kashmir University and College management is playing with their careers and the way they were not permitted to sit in the examination hall proves that they care a damn for the students.
“We were barred on the pretext that we have not our English paper in during mid-term examination. If such was the case then how come Kashmir University demanded fee from us and issued roll number slips in our favour. It indicates that Kashmir University takes the career of students casually,” a student Javid Ahmed told CNS.
They alleged that College staff misbehaved with them and dragged the female students by force form the examination halls. The agitated students continued to protest even after the assurance given to them by Additional Deputy Commissioner Pulwama. Some of the injured students were identified as Rizwan-ul-Haq, Mir Imran, Adil Ahmed Khan, Arifa Akhtar and Amir Bashir.
When contacted, Principal Degree College Pulwama, Mushtaq Ali Mir confirmed that it is the mistake of the Kashmir University which issued the roll numbers in the favour of students even after implementing single paper scheme. He told CNS that for the first time Kashmir University has implemented single paper scheme under which only those students are eligible for appearing the examination who would have passed mid-term examination. “I did not allow these students under rules and if they have any grievances they could simply contact Controller Examination Kashmir University,” he said. (CNS)