300 state students from NIT arrive in Jammu

Jaipur: About 1,600 non-Kashmiri students of NIT Srinagar arrived in Jammu from Srinagar on Tuesday. This includes 300 students from Rajasthan. The remaining 400 non-Kashmiri students at the NIT are on the way to Jammu till report was filed.
These students boarded buses after they gave the undertaking that 'I want to go home.......my parents also have agreed that I should come back.Kindly allow me to leave' to the university administration. Students started arriving Jammu in the morning on Tuesday. Most of them are staying at Gurudwara Biwi Chand Kaur in Jammu. They will stay here before leaving for leaving for Delhi.
Earlier in the day, they held a protest outside Jammu Press Club, Dogra chowk in Jammu repeating their demand of shifting NIT Srinagar campus outside the valley. The contingent of Rajasthan student will reach Delhi on Wednesday. Before they disembark to their respective states these students are planning to hold a protest in Delhi at an undecided place.
Jittery students shared that they dropped out of their exam and embark on a journey with uncertainty over their future. Deepak Jangid, a first year student arrived in Jammu on Tuesday morning had very less sleep during the journey like his other friends. "The time we step out of our campus I knew that my future is uncertain. I came here to become an engineer but I am running for my safety," said Jangid, over phone amid loud slogans against the NIT Srinagar which was overheard.
Earlier, these students were very hesitant to speak to this reporter and shared information in complete anonymity. As they arrived in Jammu they were filled with confidence and were more than happy to share what they had undergone in series of incident after India lost T20 semi-final match against the West Indies on March 30. They are likely to reach their respective cities on Thursday or Friday.
Parents of these students continue to have sleepless nights. Usha Pandey (Dubey), a mother national level basketball player and first year student Abhinav Dubey has asked the Central and state government to chalk out a contingency plan for these kids."My son came back to Srinagar on April 4 after participating in the national level basketball competition in Calicut representative his NIT (Srinagar). After six days he has to leave the campus and his minor exams for chanting 'Bharat Mata ke jai," said Usha, a resident of Kota.