The fear and open threats also prompted several Kashmiri students to temporarily leave the city. They asked us to assure them that all the Kashmiri students would be expelled from BFIT. Finally, keeping in mind the safety of the Kashmiri students, I had to give in writing that we won’t accept any Kashmiri student from the next session.” Up to 250 students from J&K study in BFIT. Speaking to The Indian Express, Chauhan said, “I have given in writing that we won’t accept any Kashmiri student from the next session. However, till now, only two institutes have said that they won’t give admission to any Kashmiri student in the next session.

Source: Indian Express February 17, 2019 23:52 UTC