BSAC rejects government’s assurances: hunger strike till death to continue

QUETTA: The spokesperson of the Baloch Students Action Committee (BSAC) said in a statement that they did not trust the promise of the government and that the hunger strike till death would continue.

The spokesperson said that such promises have been made by the government in the past and the strikes were called off after several rounds of talks between the two sides but the government has always violated the agreements by breaking its promises which forced the students to resume their strike.

The spokesperson said that the decision to go on a hunger strike was taken after APCA, BSAC and various organisations have exhausted all other efforts to resolve the issue, as a result of which four members of the organisation have gone on a hunger strike till death.

The spokesperson said that in a further discussion on Monday, Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal had assured that the agenda would be laid in the cabinet meeting on September 9 and the bill would be passed.

A notification was issued by the governor on the same day saying that the status of BMC will be restored. However,  the main issue is the BMC amendment Act 2017, the BSAC said.

“Our previous experiences reflected that the government assurance was only to finish the students’ protest, that’s why the organization decided that the hunger strike by their colleagues will be continued.”