With an interaction with several students, entrepreneurs, social and religious leaders, Shehla Rashid concludes her four-day visit to Kargil on June 29.

 

Highlighting the issues faced by the student community in Kargil, Shehla Rashid, JNU student and youth activist said, “It is high time that Kargil be given its own cluster university with the right to hold examinations and declare results. Students of Kargil suffer due to irregular examination schedules and delay in results”.

“The educational institutions need serious upgradation in terms of facilities. Students suffer due to the bad condition of laboratories and lack of proper classrooms. In several schools, owing to substandard construction, the buildings are at risk of collapsing and teachers are afraid to hold classes inside the buildings", she said.

She stressed the unity at all levels to solve the issue and develop education for the overall development.

Due to the lack of higher educational facilities in the region students have to move outside for opportunities where they again suffer due to lack of support, accommodation and high costs of travel. 

Shehla Rashid called upon the Central Government’s Ministry of Civil Aviation to open up Kargil airport for standard commercial air travel at affordable rates for students. 

Mohit Pandey, Former President, JNU Student Union said that they will try to work along with Kargil students studying in Delhi and raise this important issue with the relevant authorities.

Stressing on the speedy construction of Zojila tunnel, Shehla Rashid said that the Modi government should stop trying to create the sectarian divide between Kargil and Kashmir rather focus on developmental issues for which they have been given the mandate.

While meeting with several entrepreneurs who are facing economic distress due to the imposition of GST on apricot products, she supports for the demand of removal of GST from Apricot products. 

Shehla Rashid Shora along with her team, and with local activists,   also visited Hundarman village near Indo-Pak border and addressed the grievances of the villagers and the divided family.

Zakir Hussain Zaidi, Entrepreneur and activist who had invited Shehla Rashid Shora and her team members for the visit expressed dismay at the manner in which her interaction with students at the Officers’ Club, Baroo was stopped by people close to BJP in the district administration. 

He condemned the manner in which Kargil district administration had earlier mobilized resources for a BJP rally, and had even shared the stage with BJP members.