J&K: KU, IUST postpone exams, suspend classes

Srinagar, May 21: TheKashmir University (KU) and Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) have suspended classes and postponed all examinations scheduled for Monday as a precautionary measure.

According to a KU spokesman, fresh dates will be announced later.

Similarly, the IUST, Awantipora has also postponed all examinations. Classes have also been suspended in the university.

Though no reason was given for suspension of classes and postponing examinations, but the measure has been taken in view of “Eidgah Challo” and general strike call by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), comprising Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Omar Farooq and Mohammad Yaseen Malik to pay tributes to Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone on their death anniversaries.

Mirwaiz Farooq, father of moderate Hurriyat Conference(HC) chairman Mirwaiz Omar was assassinated by unidentified gunmen on May 21, 1990 in his Nigeen house.

On this day in 2002, gunmen also murdered another separatist leader Abdul Gani Lone founder of Peoples Conference (PC) when he was leaving Eidgah after paying tributes to the Mirwaiz.

Abdul Gani Lone is father of Sajjad Gani Lone, minister in the coalition government from BJP quota and Bilal Gani Lone senior HC leader.