Teachers from the Jammu region who are serving in Kashmir have been stunned by the killing.

  • June 1, 2022, 12:50 p.m.

The killing of a government teacher in Kashmir has left her colleagues serving in different parts of the Kashmir Valley shocked. Their service in the last decade had remained peaceful with no harassment or threats.

The peaceful atmosphere had encouraged the Schedule Caste, Schedule Tribe, ALC, and other candidates to serve in parts of Kashmir’s education and other government departments.

However, as the news about the killing of Rajni Bala in Kulgam spread, the people who belong to the Jammu region and are serving in government departments in Kashmir became tense.

The wailing family members and relatives were inconsolable amid emotional scenes at the residence of her in-laws at Nanke Chak in Samba district.

Hundreds of people from neighbouring villages and relatives went to the in-law’s house of the deceased government teacher. She is survived by her husband and a daughter. Her husband, Raj Kumar, is also a government school teacher and he is also serving in one of the districts of Kashmir.

One of the relatives told the media that they spoke to her but she never referred to any danger to her life. "The body has not been brought here." "Her last rites will be performed tomorrow morning," said DDC member Samba Ramesh Chander while speaking to Greater Kashmir.

Chander said that it was a routine for Raj Kumar to drop their daughter at her school and then his wife, Rajni Bala, at Gopalpora outside her school in Kulgam, before proceeding towards the place of his posting. He said the couple had been serving in Kashmir for over a decade. "Both were serving in Kashmir peacefully, and they never faced any difficulty." We never heard about any threat to them nor did they speak about threat-related issues, "he said.

Many people from Jammu plains are serving in sheep husbandry, health, and education departments.

Posted in a government school in Kashmir, a government school teacher from Samba told Greater Kashmir over the phone that he faced no issues with the locals. "Local Kashmiri Muslims help us." We never faced any kind of threat. No doubt, with the killing of Rajni Bala, there is fear among all of us. But the people are supportive of us, "he said.

He, however, said that the government should frame a transfer policy for the teachers who belong to the Jammu region and allow their transfer after serving a minimum of 8 to 10 years of service in Kashmir.

"There must be a policy for our transfer outside Kashmir in the Jammu region after a specific period," he added.

Author : Rajdhani Delhi Representative

Rajdhani delhi representative

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