Balochistan: Government of Punjab fails to address students’ issues despite continuous protest

QUETTA: The Baloch Students Council Multan has been protesting against the abolition of scholarships for reserved seats for Balochistan from the past twenty-four days but the government of Punjab has failed to address issues.

BSC (Multan) in a statement said that the students are also saddened by the fact that intellectuals, media, nationalist, and the representatives of other pro-democracy organisations across the country are silent on their movement for the rights of students. “This fact is reflected during the protests of students when the political parties stay way and students are left alone in their struggle,” the statement read.

The statement alleged that opposition political parties are only fighting for power-sharing and not cooperating with students. The BSC said that opposition should have supported the students but ‘they cannot see their youth protesting in the streets.’

“Our only demand is to restore our scholarships so that our students can study and we also need scholarships for the tribal areas of Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur,” the BSC statement added.

Meanwhile, the Chairman of  Seraikistan Democratic Party Rana Farazanon visited the protest camp of Baloch students and expressed solidarity with them. He appreciated the commitment and perseverance of the students and assured them of all kinds of moral support from his party.

He demanded the government to solve the problems of these students so that their newcomers could take their classes on time.

Speaking on the occasion, BSC Chairman Waqar Baloch said that he was grateful to the Seraikistan Democratic Party for expressing solidarity with them and assuring its support.

He thanked the SDP chairman on behalf of the Baloch Student Council and hoped that they will continue to fight for the rights of students together.

Separately, Baloch Yahjehti Committee held protests in Islamabad and Lahore to solidarity with the protesting students for the restoration of reserved seats for Balochistan and against the abolition of scholarship for students of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.