The BJP ministers in the coalition government have maintained a guarded silence over the alleged police brutality on non-Kashmiri students of National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar, but the party leadership is annoyed over the mishandling of the situation by the local administration in the Kashmir province.
The BJP leadership has conveyed its reservations to the party’s representatives in the government over the “oppressive” measures being adopted by the administration, especially the police, to stifle the voice of non-Kashmir students for unfurling the national flag on the NIT campus.
“The four-member fact-finding committee deputed by the BJP leaders to Srinagar is the result of the anger brewing in party leaders and workers against the police brutality on non-Kashmiri students of NIT,” a senior BJP leader, who did not wish to be quoted, told.
The committee members were camping at Srinagar since yesterday to get feedback from the students who bore the brunt of the police action, he added. The members of the team have already met several non-local students of NIT.
Sources said instead of taking up the issue with local BJP ministers, the fact-finding team will directly submit its report to the central leadership so that pressure could be mounted on the state government to conduct an impartial inquiry.
BJP team to submit report on NIT row to party brass
