The girl students of Government Higher Secondary School, Kargil staging protest on Thursday
By Sajjad Hussain
Kargil, May 25, 2017: Demanding for the basic facilities such as basic sanitation, drinking water, laboratory, Library, first aid center and replacement of principal, a large number of girl students of Government Girls Higher Secondary School Kargil on Thursday staged a massive protest against Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC).
The students took out a protest march and assembled at Lal Chowk where they raised slogans against the local administration for its failure to provide basic facilities to them.
The agitated students said the government slogan of “Beti Bacaho Beti Padao” was meaningless since they were denied even the basic facility of sanitation besides other facilties in Kargil.
Theirs is the only girls higher secondary school in the entire district but its male principal failed to address even a single demand of basic facilities to them on the school premises,they alleged adding that due to political backing their school Principal is also holding the post of the Drawing and Disbursing Officer (DDO) of Government Higher Secondary School, Drass.
Wishing not to be named,a student told media that their first demand is to appoint a female Principal instead of the present one.
During the protest both police and civil administration tried to convince the student and appealed them to call of the demonstration .but the protesters refused to relent and insisted the local Executive Councilor LAHDC Kargil for education to come and talk with them. The protest continued for two hours affecting traffic in the town.
Later, EC, LAHDC Kargil Advocate Amir along Additional Deputy Commissioner Kacho Turab Shah assured the students that their demanded would be fulfilled by tomorrow.
The students warned the concern authorities that if their issues will not be redressed within a week then they will again take to streets and also invite other social organizations. It’s a matter of concern that educational system in Kargil is suffering due to lack of political as well as administrative will to reform, they said.