Engineer Rashid calls all party meet on Nov 28 for IIT, IIM in Kashmir

Engineer Rashid calls all party meet on Nov 28 for IIT, IIM in Kashmir

Beig Shamim Ahmed :-Awami Ittihaad Party president and MLA Langate Er Rasheed Saturday announced holding of all Parties conference on November 28 this year in Srinagar to persuade central government for establishing IIT, IIM and IIMC in Kashmir.
Addressing media persons at a local hotel here, he said that "we are not against establishing any institution in Jammu province but it should not be done at the cost of interests of Kashmir and while establishing IIT, IIM and AIIMS in Jammu province the interests of Pirpanchal and Chenab regions should not be ignored as usual.”
“People of Chenab and Pirpanchal regions have been always deprived and ignored and govt. must establish one of these three institutions each in Jammu, Chenab and Pirpanchal regions,” he added.
Er Rasheed condemned union government for depriving Kashmir from IIT and IIM and appealed all political, social, trade, and other organizations to form a joint strategy to force New Delhi to establish IIT, IIM and IIMC in Kashmir.
“We are sending invitations to all political parties besides, Valley based MPs, civil society, trade organizations, bar association and other organizations to attended an all Parties meet in Srinagar next week on November 28 to evolve a consensus as how to force central government to establish these prestigious institutions in Kashmir,” he said.
He also criticized state government for failing to release salaries of SSA teachers and demanded resignation of education minister Nayeem Akhter for his incompetence to resolve the genuine issues of teachers and deteriorating work culture in JKBOSE.