Jammu: Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary said that education must not be divided on religious or caste lines, asserting that admission to institutions like Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University and Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University is strictly based on merit.
“BJP people are making this an issue for no reason. It should not matter which community a student belongs to. The capable child must be encouraged, not discouraged,” he said while speaking to the media.
Choudhary stressed that Jammu and Kashmir has always been an example of communal harmony and warned that attempts to communalise education could harm society and future generations.
Advising the party colleague and Member Parliament Aga Ruhullah Mehdi to raise issues in the Parliament and not on the streets, Choudhary said the senior leader should focus on working for people rather than looking for opportunities to remain in the limelight.
As per news agency KNO, Choudhary said that the chief minister has made it clear that there is no proposal to hike the electricity tariff. “Nobody has stopped Aga Sahab from protesting. He is an Honorable Member Parliament and should raise issues there,” he said.
Choudhary added that the MP has his own protocol. “He should speak to the chief minister. He should speak to the prime minister. But, it doesn’t suit an MP to speak on the streets to be in the limelight,” he said.
The deputy CM also said that the media should avoid giving hype to the people who are trying to be in the limelight.
