Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 17: As the ongoing three- day fast by JJSF at Shaheedi Sthal, GGM Science College Jammu, entered into 2nd day on Monday, more student organizations and individuals visited the memorial site for paying their homage to the student martyrs of 1966
Four JJSF activists, namely Lakshdeep Singh Jamwal, Clinton Sharma, Shubham Chaudhary and Vivek Parihar are observing three- day fast since yesterday as a mark of respect and for peace to these martyrs.
Addressing the students and others at the Shaheedi Sthal , Rajinder Jamwal highlighted the sacrifices of these great martyrs and said that JJSF has been seeking an inspiration from sacrifices of these martyrs.
“Shifting of Agriculture College from R S Pura (Jammu) to Sopore Kashmir in 1966, speaks of the volumes of the discrimination and neglect being meted to Jammu at in the hands of successive rulers of Delhi and Kashmir. Jammu was always discriminated be it the case of REC in 1968, SKIMS in 1980s and all other institutes of importance, which were opened in Kashmir. But it is never too late as Narender Modi Government at Delhi has now offered bonanza for Jammuities with all top institutes of country including AIIMS, IIT, IIM and what not and this has obviously frustrated twitter savvy Omar Abdullah,” Jamwal said.
Kuldeep Chib, Sonu Sharma, Pushvinder Singh, Rajinder Singh Munna and Jatinder Chib also addressed the gathering.
Meanwhile, NSF activists visited Shaheedi Sthal at GGM Science College and paid their tributes to the student martyrs. Led by NSF president Vikas Sharma, they also observed a two-minute silence in memory on the martyrs and prayed for their peace.
Speaking on the occasion, Vikas Sharma said that these martyrs will always remain a source of inspiration for those raising their voice against the discrimination with Jammu region. He also urged the student community to remain vigilant and be ready for sacrifices for the nationalistic cause to end the sufferings of student community of Jammu division.
NSUI activists also visited the memorial and paid their tributes to the student martyrs. Led by Sahil Singh Jamwal, NSUI senior vice president, Jammu province, they observed a two-minute silence and recalled the supreme sacrifice of these student martyrs.
The NSUI activists were also addressed by Sahil Singh, Ratesh and Vivek.
While paying floral tributes to the student martyrs at Shaheedi Sthal , chairman of the Team Jammu, Zorawar Singh Jamwal said that entire Jammu province is indebted to these student martyrs who had sacrificed their lives for the future of Jammu.
“Since 1947 people of Jammu region have been giving sacrifices to live a dignified life but unfortunately the successive Governments have meted out a step motherly treatment with nationalist people of Jammu”, Zorawar Singh regretted and rued that that in a so-called democratic set up of J&K, people of Jammu region have been discriminated by the ruling elites with one or other way.
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