A circular issued by the education department in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam has sparked controversy as students were asked to pay Rs 20 for the government’s ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign. The circular was issued by the Chadoora Zonal Education Officer (ZEO) to all the schools in the area on July 16, asking the heads of these institutions to collect funds from each student and staff member for the campaign launched under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. was instructed. ,
“according to the instructions of the chief” education Officer Budgam, all HOIs (Heads of Institutions) in this area are asked to collect Rs 20 per person from the students and staff members of the school for submission to the ZEO office within four days,” the circular read. “In case of more than one student belonging to the same family, fee will be charged from the student only as per instructions,” it said.
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former Charar-e-Sharif MLA Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura posted a copy of the circular on social media and questioned the administration for making the contribution “mandatory”. “Sad to see orders being issued which contradict the statement of Div Com (Divisional Commissioner) that ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ is purely a voluntary movement and there is no compulsion and insistence. The administration must realize that nationalism comes naturally and cannot be imposed with the barrel of a gun,” Hanjura tweeted.
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Budgam Deputy Chief Education Officer Inderjit Singh, however, said the circular was issued by mistake and the contribution is voluntary. He said that the concerned Zonal Education Officer has already issued a corrigendum to the circular. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti had posted a video on Twitter on Sunday in which employees of an urban body in Anantnag were purportedly making announcements over a public address system, asking shopkeepers to “avoid trouble” with flags each. was asked to contribute Rs.
“We appeal to the shopkeepers to deposit Rs 20 by 12.00 noon on Monday with the municipal corporation, which issues you the business license. It is under the orders of District Administration Anantnag for Har Ghar Tiranga Andolan started by the government. Those who do not deposit these Rs 20 may face action for this, so to avoid trouble, we appeal to you to deposit the amount,” the shopkeepers were reportedly told. “The way the J&K administration is forcing students, shopkeepers and employees to pay for hoisting the national flag, it seems that Kashmir is an enemy territory that needs to be captured. Patriotism comes naturally and cannot be imposed,” Mehbooba had tweeted along with the video.
Hanjura also questioned the administration’s decision to close two schools in Lal Chowk on Monday to facilitate the Vijay Diwas tricolor yatra organized by the BJP. “Roads leading to Ghanta Ghar, Lal Chowk have been blocked, shops have been closed and a nearby school (Tindale Bisco and Mallinson) has also been closed on Monday to protest against a political party in its nationalism. able to perform. Claims of ‘change’ and ‘normalcy’ after 2019 have been exposed,” he tweeted.
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