Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Media Incharge, Kashmir, Altaf Thakur has appealed the government to redress the grievances’ of students- enrolled under Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) in different colleges in different states. Thakur said that there are complaints that some colleges have enrolled hundreds of students under PMSSS and now the same authorities have been harassing students on the pretext of fees despite being enrolled under PMSSS. “I appeal the government to interfere into the matter so that the genuine grievances of students are addressed,” Thakur said. He also appealed Inspector General of Police (Crime) to investigate the matter and unmask the culprits involved into scam. “These students are innocent and have been harassed one or the other pretext without their fault,” he said, adding, punish those involved in it. “Some people have used these students for their vested interests and earned huge sums by putting their career in jeopardy,” he added.
