Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 19: Apni Party president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today urged the Government to set a fixed timeline for addressing the ongoing reservation issue and expressed serious concern over the reported failure of the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) to supply free Kashmiri textbooks to Government schools for the past two academic years.
Reacting to media reports that the Cabinet Sub-Committee (CSC) report on reservations has been sent to the Law Department for review, Bukhari said, “The Government may claim to have followed proper procedure by referring the CSC report to the Law Department, but by not setting a clear timeline for the report’s return, it has effectively pushed the issue to the back burner. Legal vetting could take months.”
He emphasized the urgent need for a fair and balanced reservation policy. “It is evident that our current reservation policy is flawed and unjust. There is broad consensus that merit needs to be protected through a more judicious approach. This is not a matter of ideology, religion, or region-this is about justice for all stakeholders. The Government must act swiftly and avoid delay tactics,” Bukhari added.
In a separate statement, Bukhari also slammed the authorities over the reported failure of the J&K BOSE to provide free Kashmiri textbooks to Government schools for two consecutive academic years.
“It is deeply concerning that students are being denied basic learning materials. While the Government claims to promote the mother tongue and lists Kashmiri as one of the official languages of J&K, it has failed to ensure the availability of textbooks to children in Government schools. This reflects sheer official apathy,” he said.
He urged the authorities to immediately address the issue. “A thorough probe must be initiated, and those responsible for this negligence must be held accountable. The required textbooks must be supplied without further delay,” Bukhari asserted.
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