Punjab Government assures Kashmiri students of full security

Our Correspondent

Kharar, August 5

Keeping in view recent developments in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) a team of local officials from the administration visited Chandigarh University, Gharuan, and Rayat and Bahra University, Sahoran, and interacted with students belonging to the Valley, who are studying in these institutions.

The Kharar SDM, Vinod Kumar Bansal, and DSP Deep Kamal visited Chandigarh University and spoke to Kashmiri students studying in the institution. They assured students that they were safe here and there was no need to panic. “You don’t need not to go back to your homes in J&K,” they said.

“The government and the administration are with you. You are completely safe here,” SDM told students. The Vice-Chancellor of the university also assured full security to students from the Valley.

The Kharar tehsildar, Gurminder Singh, visited Rayat and Bahra University, Sahoran, and interacted with students from J&K. He assured them full security.

Notably, there are around 1,600 Kashmiri students, who are studying in Chandigarh University. Out of them 800 students, including 250 girls, live in hostels of the university. The remaining 800 students are staying out of the university campus.