Bandipora, Feb 19 (KNS): Scores of residents from Ajas area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district staged protest in premises of Eidgah Ajas to press the government over their demands of establishment of Degree College in the area.
As soon as the Friday congregational prayers ended, the residents including the senior citizens of the areas assembled inside the premises of Eidgah and chanted slogans in favour of their demands.
Protesters were also carrying placards displaying "we want Degree College".
“We have been neglected by the successive Governments, but this time we hope that the area will get the college which is need of hour. We hope the justice will be done and the college will be established in the area,” the aggrieved protesters said.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
“Our children are being forced to cover long distances to reach their colleges in and around Srinagar as there is no Degree College in our locality at present,” said another elderly resident.
Protestors appealed Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and Minister for Education Altaf Bukhari to look into the matter and fulfill their demands at an earliest.
Earlier on Monday, similar kind of protest was held in the area during with the residents mostly students demand authorities to establish Degree College in their area. (KNS