Separatists out to destroy student’s careers: Akhter

Minister for Education and senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and Naeem Akhter today said the government was only trying to safeguard the career of lakhs of students whereas separatists with their shut-down calls were trying to destroy their academic career.
He also strongly condemned the allegations levelled by Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik, who has indirectly blamed students for burning of schools in Kashmir.
In a statement, Akhter said those saying the government decision to hold exams had forced students to torch educational institutes should go for self-introspection. At many places, students had been at the forefront of saving the schools and it was out of question that students would take such a reprehensible step.
The minister said by conducting the examinations, the government was not trying to invent or impose anything new in the academic arena of the state. “We are only trying to safeguard the career of lakhs of students, whereas separatists with their shut-down calls are trying to destroy their academic career,” he said. “They (separatists) started the era of destruction and are now trying to distance themselves from it and finding an escape route,” he added.
Malik while addressing the media on Sunday after his release held Akhter and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti responsible for burning of schools.