Srinagar, August 05 (KNS): Strongly condemning the police action against lawyers demanding establishment of AIIMS in Jammu and Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) teachers protesting against screening of their qualification credentials, CPI (M) leader and MLA Kulgam Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami has said the present dispensation seems relying and taking forward the policy of browbeating and application of force to muzzle genuine voices of people.
In a statement issued here, Tarigami termed the police action against Jammu Lawyers and ReT teachers who had tried to march towards the Civil Secretariat here to protest in support of their demands as unjustifiable. He also called for an immediate end to such bullying tactics adopted by the government.
“The demand for establishment of AIIMS in Jammu region as well as one in Kashmir Valley is a just and genuine demand of the people of the state. So instead of entering into dialogue with the agitating sections of Jammu regions especially lawyers, the government seems more comfortable silencing these voices through force and browbeating. This pressure tactics is most unfortunate and condemnable,” the CPI (M) leader observed.
Expressing serious concern over the way protesting ReT teachers were dealt with in Kashmir, Tarigami said that use of batons, water cannons and tear smoke shells against the employees is inhuman and deserve to be condemned in strongest possible terms.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
He remarked that by browbeating and use of excessive force the government is only complicating the grievances of ReT teachers who demand that the honb’le high court’s order be implemented in its original perspective.
Tarigami extended solidarity with the agitating lawyers of Jammu Province and asked the government to immediately take action against the erring police officials and initiate dialogue with them in order to find an amicable solution to their genuine and just demand.
Referring to the concern shown by agitating ReT teachers, Tarigami said the proposal of Ministry of Education purportedly mooted out under directions of the Honb’le High Court is bound to create chaos and uncertainty among the teachers’ fraternity. He said instead of creating chaos and making such an inconsiderate decision applicable in a sweeping manner, the government must gather reliable information and take action against all such employees whose academic credentials are questionable.