Srinagar: Scores of Kashmiri students on Sunday protested at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) after a Kashmir Ph.D. Scholar asked a group of students not to play badminton following which he was allegedly thrashed.
Some students of the university were playing badminton at 1 am and a Ph.D. scholar from Kashmir asked them not to disturb the students but instead, he was thrashed after a verbal argument, one of the protesting students said.
"The students who were playing badminton started thrashing him. The matter didn't end here, some more non-local students came in a group on the very next day and thrashed the Kashmiri students," he alleged.
He said when they tried to contact the university authorities, they did not respond and compelled them to protest against the administration.
"We want the administration to take immediate strict action against all those persons who are making a mockery of the university," the protesting students said.
Meanwhile, the top officials of AMU said that the issue started when a Kashmiri scholar pursuing PhPhDn English stopped some students from playing badminton.
"At around 11:30-12 am, some students were playing badminton and the Kashmiri scholar had asked them to stop but they refused following which he broke the tube light of the badminton court and was beaten," the official said.
Meanwhile, J&K Students Association National Convenor Nasir Khuehami said that the situation inside Aligarh Muslim University with Kashmiri students is grim.
“In a month, at least three Kashmiri students were beaten. AMU authorities must ensure the safety of eaceveryudent and should restore the academic fine stage.
He added in this regard the student union has also sent a communication to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s office for his intervention.
(KNO)