Read his Viral Facebook post
Rebellious attitude shown by student has left the HRD Ministry red-faced
MBA pass out from Srinagar’s Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), Sameer Gojwari has refused to accept his degree from the Union Minister for Human Resource and Development (HRD), Smriti Irani citing the ‘diminishing freedom’ under the BJP government at Centre. To substantiate his controversial decision, Gojwari cited the current crisis in Sahitya Akademi where revered literary scholars are returning their awards to the government.
The Facebook post written by Gojwari in a casual manner on Friday turned viral after being appreciated by an unprecedented amount of social media users in the valley. Subsequently, the post even struck the mainstream media, showing the amount of disgust members of minority community have grown within themselves against the saffron party for the overt and covert support shown by it legislators and lawmakers to communal elements, especially after the Dadri lynching episode.
Here is the controversial post of Sameer Gojwari which came up as a huge embarrassment for the HRD Ministry:
When India’s writers are returning literary awards to protest diminishing freedoms and 41 writers across the country have given back most prestigious awards; unofficial reports say that #IslamicUniversity of Science & Technology on its 1st Convocation have chaired a Minister from Central Ministry #BJP most likely Mrs.Smiriti Irani.
Though for a student receiving a master’s degree is no less than any prestigious award. But on 19th October 2015 (Convocation Day) I Sameer Gojwari won’t accept it.
In a follow-up post, he urged social media users to not to politicise his post and claimed that it was written by him in casual manner.
Quite surprised to witness such a mega publicity on a simple status update. A personal opinion hits national stands in a jiffy… amazed. Don’t politicize the status update,The opinion is purely personal and stays one…
The situation has left the government red-faced. After dismissing the dissent of Sahitya Akademi awardees as vested political move, the current regime might be looking to find a malicious intent behind the student’s decision.
