A bandh has been called in Jammu today in protest against the alleged police action on outstation students at NIT in Srinagar.
Several organisations including JKNPP, Jammu Province People's Forum (JPPF) and Sri Ram Sena have called for Jammu bandh today in protest against the alleged police action on outstation students at NIT in Srinagar.
"We unanimously decided to observe complete Bandh in Jammu today," Jammu Province People's Forum (JPPF) Working President MS Katoch told reporters.
Mr Katoch appealed to residents in Jammu to make the call a success in support of outstation students studying in NIT Srinagar.
JPPF, an amalgam of over 50 various social, commercial and other organisations, has strongly criticised the state government for provoking such activities in NIT Srinagar.
Strongly condemning the lathicharge on the outstation students by Jammu and Kashmir police, Mr Katoch demanded security and their protection in the campus.
Demanding a judicial probe into the incident and strict action, he said the police entered the campus and thrashed outstation students, the action will adversely affect the thousands of Kashmiri students studying outside the State as it will create a sense of insecurity among them.
Meanwhile Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers party (JKNPP) also announced Jammu bandh tomorrow.
Terming as "inhumane" the lathicharge on students, JKNPP leader Harsh Dev Singh appealed to all Jammuites to unite and come forward to support call for "Jammu Bandh" on April 7.
Mr Singh condemned the ugly episode of clash inside the NIT campus.
He also criticised the Jammu and Kashmir police for lathicharge on students and slammed the state government for its failure to provide security to the traumatised students "who have been unlawfully detained and confined within the four walls of the institute campus".
He also expressed solidarity with the parents of the students and sought dismissal of police personnel who were involved in lathi charge.
Meanwhile Sri Ram Sena in the state has also announced a one-day Bandh in Jammu today.
"We have called a Bandh today over the NIT incident which is a shameful act," its leader Rajiv told reporters in Jammu.