Srinagar:<\/i><\/b> As student protests refuse to die, senior minister and Jammu and Kashmir Government spokesman Naeem Akhtar on Tuesday questioned the protests when all accused in the rape and murder of a minor girl had been arrested.<\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is the occasion for protests, stone-throwing when the case (at the police end) is solved, accused in jail and the trial is on? Shouldn’t they be attending classes instead,\u201d Akthar tweeted.<\/i><\/p>\n
The minister said the protests were only hurting the image and interests of the state.<\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is there to protest about? The case is solved, chargesheet filed, accused in custody, trial on. Those who still pelt stones in the name of the poor girl of Kathua are only hurting the image and interests of the state,\u201d he wrote in another tweet.<\/i><\/p>\n
While the government in a bid to stop student protests has been closing schools, colleges and universities, students continue to take to the streets.<\/i><\/p>\n
Another senior PDP minister Imran Ansari has also urged the students to concentrate on studies. \u201cI would strongly urge my young students to please concentrate on their studies. Understand your anguish against #Kathua but a trial is on. Ministers have resigned. Justice will be delivered. My message to you — pls study,\u201d Ansari tweeted.<\/i><\/p>\n
The protests also came in for censure by Director of Vigilance Javaid Gillani, who served as Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, during the 2016 unrest. \u201cIt is high time the students went back to their classrooms and stopped creating anarchy in the name of seeking justice for an unfortunate victim.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cThe chargesheet in the case has been filed in the court. In due course, the court would announce its verdict on the basis of the evidence presented before it. Those aggrieved with the verdict would have an option to go before a higher judicial forum. The due process of law would settle the issue and ensure justice is delivered. What are those on the street now protesting for? Wouldn\u2019t the protests now be seen as an attempt to influence the judicial process? Public opinion should not be allowed to interfere with the judicial processes. Verdicts cannot be delivered on the streets. It is high time the students went back to their classrooms and stopped creating anarchy in the name of seeking justice for an unfortunate victim. Let them not become a tool to fulfil someone else\u2019s agenda,\u201d Gillani wrote in a Facebook post.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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