Naveed ul Haq
Budgam, Dec 27: Member Parliament Aga Ruhullah on Saturday said he will not allow agitating students to feel isolated and vowed to raise their issue at every forum.
Speaking to reporters during Awami Darbar at Khansahib Budgam, Aga Ruhullah said, “If the government fails to take students into confidence over the pending decision on the reservation issue, I will not hesitate to join their protest.”
He said, “I have made a simple and straightforward demand before the authorities— to engage with the students and apprise them of the status of the decision-making process.”
“Talk to the students, tell them what decisions have been taken, what is the status of the file. If something falls under the oath of secrecy, don’t disclose those details, but at least take the students into confidence,” he said.
Ruhullah expressed concern over what he termed as repeated notifications and delays that have caused disappointment among students. “If the government cannot even talk to them, then I will not let these students be alone. If they want someone to speak for them, I am ready for it and will give full support,” he said.
Aga Ruhullah said there were still a few hours left for the authorities to show empathy. “If they have even a little sympathy for the students, they should call them, talk to them, and inform them about where the process stands and what steps, if any, have been taken,” he added.
He reiterated that the students will decide the venue of the protest. “Wherever the students sit, I will sit there,” Aga Ruhullah said.
On a lynching issue at Bangladesh and India, the MP termed lynching and extrajudicial killings as terrorism, irrespective of religion or geography. “Whether it happens in India or Bangladesh, whether the victim is Muslim or non-Muslim, lynching is terrorism. Killing of any innocent person through mob violence amounts to terrorism,” he said, adding that such acts must be opposed unequivocally.
