Jammu, Aug. 24 -- Less than 24 hours after the Jammu and Kashmir Government issued an order to take over the management of 215 schools affiliated with the proscribed Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its affiliate Falah-e-Aam Trust (FAT), the Opposition parties in the Kashmir valley have launched a fresh offensive against the Omar Abdullah-led Government, demanding immediate rollback of the arbitrary order.
The order in this regard was issued by Secretary, School Education Department (SED) Ram Niwas Sharma on Friday with reference to the notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
As per the order, "The Managing Committee of the 215 schools shall be taken over by the District Magistrate/Deputy Commissioner concerned ...