Jammu & Kashmir

JK Govt ‘forcing students’ to attend tiranga rally by RSS-affiliated ABVP, says PDP

Iltija Mufti. [File Photo]

Srinagar: The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday accused the Jammu and Kashmir government of using education as a “propaganda tool” by allegedly “forcing” students to attend a Tiranga rally organized by the RSS-affiliated ABVP, calling the move unacceptable.

“The J&K Education Department, under the NC government, has made it mandatory for both private and public school children across Poonch to attend a rally organized by the ABVP, the RSS-affiliated student wing that normalises anti-Muslim bigotry. Using education as a propaganda tool by forcing students to attend ideological events is unacceptable,” PDP leader Iltija Mufti said in a post on X.

Iltija Mufti, daughter of PDP president and former chief minister of the erstwhile state of J&K, was referring to a purported order by the chief education officer of Poonch, directing school heads to send 40-50 students and two teachers to the rally held on Thursday.0

PDP leader and Pulwama MLA Waheed Para also criticised the government, stating that JK Chief Minister Omar Abdullah previously condemned such orders before elections but now supports them. He described this shift as the government’s only “so-called achievement” in the past 100 days.

“The J&K government’s order, with the education department’s endorsement of an ABVP rally, forcing students to participate, was condemned by Omar Abdullah before the elections. Yet now, this blatant transformation under the government stands as its only so-called ‘achievement’ in the last 100 days,” Para said on X.

He further alleged that the Abdullah-led National Conference government has “abandoned every promise it made during the elections,” including commitments to restore Article 370, release political prisoners, rationalise reservations, provide free electricity and rations, implement the Youth Employment Act, and revoke PSA and AFSPA.

“U-turns and betrayal continue,” Para added.

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