SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government has not officially banned student politics in the Jammu region, an RTI response has revealed, Jammu and Kashmir Students Association said on Wednesday.
Officials from the Higher Education Department and the University of Jammu, in their response, confirmed that no communication or official order has been issued by the authorities imposing such a restriction, the JKSA said in a statement issued here.
The RTI was filed by Nasir Khuehami, National Convenor of the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association, who sought a photocopy of any official order banning student activism and student associations in universities and educational institutions across Jammu and Kashmir.
In response, officials from the Higher Education Department and the University of Jammu clarified that no circular or directive exists prohibiting student associations or restricting their formation and functioning in the Union Territory. The government has not imposed any ban on student politics anywhere. The RTI response dispels misconceptions about a potential ban on student activism, affirming that there are no official restrictions on campus politics in J&K.
Jammu University, in its response to the RTI, stated that no such order banning student politics has been issued by the university or the government. However, the response regarding the status of student politics in the Kashmir province is still awaited.