NIT Students from AP, TS to Meets CM

Non-local NIT-Srinagar students would meet Union minister Smriti in a couple of days to discuss their demands.

HYDERABAD: The National Institute of Technology (NIT)-Srinagar students belonging to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana would meet the Chief Ministers of theie respective states to explain their concerns about security at the campus.

As many as 30 students have started from Delhi for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Thursday night.

On Wednesday, some of the students met Union HRD minister Smriti Irani to present their demands which included shifting of the NIT campus from Srinagar, action against 13 professors, beefing up of security on the campus.

“We, along with our parents and fellow students, will request AP CM N Chandrababu Naidu and Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao to pressure Jammu & Kashmir government to give a written assurance that security will be provided to Telugu students,” a Telugu student said.

He added that non-local NIT-Srinagar students would meet Union minister Smriti Irani within a couple of days to discuss their demands again.

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