The Jammu and Kashmir government today asked the students protesting against the rape and killing of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua district to return to schools, cautioning them that "enough protests have happened".
The mild warning from the state government came as students have continued to organise protests against the rape-and-murder of the minor girl in January. The protests have led to the closure of schools and colleges across the Valley.
"It was an emotional issue and the students gave vent to their emotions. Now, it will be better if they attend their schools and colleges," Education Minister Syed Altaf Bukhari told reporters.
Bukhari urged students to return to schools, or they will be treated as "rowdies if they keep coming on roads".
"Enough protests have happened, now they should let the court do the justice," he said.
The minister advised students they could lose a year "because we will not consider this (protest) at the time of their exams".
"Our students are good, they know what is best for them and so they will return to schools and colleges and continue with their studies," he hoped, but warned them that if they don't join schools the government "will close educational institutions forever".
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