NEW DELHI: Amid raging debate on nationalism and incidents of unrest in university campuses, Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani today said the administration of National Institute of Technology at Srinagar is competent enough to decide whether the National flag should be unfurled on its premises.
Talking to reporters, Ms Irani said the decision of unfurling the Tricolour on all the campuses was taken by the Vice-Chancellors of the universities and in case of the NIT too, director of the institute was competent to take any decision in this regard.
The Minister’s stance on unfurling national flag at the NIT comes at a time when for the first time non-local students had raised the Tricolour on campus. As the situation remain on boil at the NIT, the Minister clarified that the central team sent to the institute shall remain there as long as students willing to take exams on schedule are given a chance and those who are demanding postponement also given a fair opportunity. (AGENCIES)
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