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Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has said the government will not allow universities to become political battlegrounds. He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function at SKICC.
“We cannot keep students entangled in petty issues, so we will not allow universities to become political battlegrounds, we will never allow it. Students have to reach a higher level and they are doing so. There is an academic atmosphere across the country. The same goes for students in Jammu and Kashmir who are hard-working and interested only in education,” Pokhriyal said.
The minister was responding to a question on how to tackle radicalisation in universities in the country, especially in Kashmir.
The minister said the universities are the centre for education and backbone of a family, society and a nation.
“There are more than a thousand universities in the country and they are backbone of any family, society, state and a nation. I have said that universities are the centre of education and the students should study there in a mission mode, think about reaching international ranking and higher levels,” he said.
