Denying Hostel facilities to OBC Students in OBC Hostel Basholi is very unfortunate: Sunil Prajapati

Sunil Prajapati, President BJP OBC Morcha J&K UT visit of the OBC Hostel at Basholi (Kathua) and found that the condition of OBC Boys Hostel is in shambling condition and the facility is being denied to the OBC Students from the far-flung and remote areas studying in Govt Degree College, Basholi.

 Prajapati expressed with great concerned that the OBC Hostel was constructed 12 years back which was inaugurated by the then Social Welfare Minister during 2012, which a view to provide the hostel facility to the students of remote areas studying at Basholi.  But the Hostel facility was never extended to the OBCs boys studying in the Educational Institutions or Govt Degree College Basoli, which is great discrimination with the people of Other Backward Classes.  It was ascertained the visit to the OBC Hostel that the Hostel Building is in worst condition due to mismanagement.  There are 12 Dormitories in the Hostel with capacity to accommodate 10 boys in each dormitory.  However, no OBC students has been provided the facility but occupied by the Govt Departments offices . It is the worst example of step motherly treatment with OBC Community, which has a large community but is being neglected by the J&K Govt and  Administration, which is great discrimination and misuse of the facility extended for the OBC students.

However he added that the Hostel facility cannot be provided to the students studying in the Degree College, Basoli as the Hostel has been affiliated to the Higher Secondary School, Basoli. When asked that who all are accommodated in the Hostel Building,  he disclosed that four Govt Offices ie. The J&K Board of Schools Education, Cooperative Society, Sports Department and Library is function in the Hostel Building, which is gross misuse of the Hostel facilities as well as great discrimination with OBC students studying in the Educational Institutions other than the Govt Model Higher Secondary, Basholi and that of the Degree College Basholi, which are meant for the OBC Students of the adjoining far-flung areas who face problem in continuing the education due to residing far away from Basholi. It was also disclosed by the Principal Higher Secondary that four boys from General Category have been provided the Hostel facility but no OBC Student has been  extended the Hostel Facility.

From the above facts, it seen that Hostel Building is being misused as of Govt building meant for OBCs students as well as that of the welfare grants being provided by the Govt for the management of the OBC Hostel.  The condition of the Hostel Building is very bad and requires renovation and to put the Hostel in functioning.  There is no administrative staff and in the Hostel.  It is very unfortunate that the OBC Hostel is having two storied building, which is the biggest one. There are 12 Dormitories in the Hostel with capacity to accommodate ten students in each dormitory. For which crores of Govt funds had been expended for its construction during 2012 but the building is being misused and not being utilised for the purpose for which it was constructed.

Sunil Prajapati, accordingly, appealed to the Hon’ble LG and the Social Welfare Department, J&K Govt that the OBC Hostel at Basholi be maintained properly and affiliated to the Govt Degree College, Basholi so that the Hostel facility can be availed by the OBC students from the far-flung areas studying in the Govt Degree College, Basholi and other Educational Institutions.