People decry demolition of school in Jammu

The decision of Jammu and Kashmir government to demolish a girls school in the heart of the city to create parking space has evoked criticism from several quarters including students and their parents.
The administration has decided to demolish the government girls high school in the heart of Jammu city to create parking space, a move which is being widely criticised by various quarters.
Around 250 students, who were studying in this school, now have been shifted to other institutions, however, the parents of these students said the decision to demolish the school could have been executed after the completion of the current academic session.

"The decision to demolish the school is very insensitive decision as the future of our wards is being compromised. The decision to demolish the school could have been taken after the current academic session finished after two months," Pardeep Kumar, whose daughter studies in the school, said.
The students and their parents have been continuously protest demanding that the decision to demolish the school should be deferred.
"The school caters to the students who are mostly from the weaker economical class, the authorities might not have been such insensitive if children of rich and influential were studying here," another parent said.

The authorities, however, say that the decision to demolish the school was taken keeping in view the fact that here were other schools in the vicinity where these students could be accommodated.
"There are other schools in the vicinity where these students have been accommodated hence there is no question of being insensitive to the future of these kids," an official said.