Participate in Republic day function or we will expel you from schools: Army tells Kashmiri students

New Delhi, 27 Jan 2019 [Fik/News Sources]: Various Schools have complained that they are being forced to participate in the republic day function scheduled to be celebrated on 26 January at Dak Bungalow of Islamabad (anantnag) district of South Kashmir.

A meeting of principals from various schools of Islamabad (anantnag) township was recently held in Chief Education Officer’s Office here where the principals of various private Schools were warned of dire consequences if they do not participate in the said function.

A school owner who wished not to be named for the fear of being prosecuted said that, “It is shameful how the administration to show their success are using the young kids as shields.” He also said that most of the private schools had been forces to join August 15 Functions last year.

Meanwhile the parents of students of Army’s school in Khundroo have said that they received messages from the school authorities asking their wards to report in the school or they will be terminated from the school.

“Upon calling the school authorities, i was told that the students have to rehearse for the 26 January parade and if the student fails to report at the scheduled time in the school, he will not be allowed to continue his studies in the school,” a parent told The Kashmiriyat.
An official upon being contacted said that nobody has been forced to join the function. “These allegations are baseless,” he said.
(With inputs from Kashmiriyat)