SRINAGAR: Expressing concern over continued stalemate on the issue of deferment of board examinations in J&K, former chief minister and working president of the main opposition National Conference (NC) Omar Abdullah said the State Government should talk to the students with an open mind instead of tormenting them.
After meeting various delegations of young students at his residence here today, Mr Abdullah said the Government should desist from making the issue of holding examinations a point of prestige. “Our young students who are in their crucial classes deserve every bit of our empathy and moral support. They are the worst victims of uncertainty and turmoil as a break in their academic pursuits at this junction has a direct bearing on their careers.
However, unfortunately the State has chosen to browbeat and intimidate the students into complying with their stand on holding the examinations on time despite the loss of almost four months of in-class studies and tutorial, he alleged. He said the current unrest has also affected the children psychologically and the Government’s insensitivity is only worsening their plight.
Mr Abdullah said the students have a fair point in questioning the rationality and fairness of Government holding examinations on time when only around 80 school working days could be conducted as opposed to a minimum standard of around a hundred and eighty school working days that make an academic year. (AGENCIES)
Follow our WhatsApp channel
