A rally was taken out in the Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir here today by school students and professionals to raise awareness against ragging and drug abuse.
Earlier, the University Grants Commission has decided that from this year onward, Anti-Ragging Day would be observed on August 12, followed by Anti-Ragging Week from August 12-18th.
The rally, organised in collaboration with a Non-Governmental Organisation and the Indian Army, passed through various areas of the city in a bid to create awareness against
incidents of ragging and drug abuse.
Holding placards reading, “Ragging is a crime” and “Ragging is not tolerable”, students and professionals, who participated in the rally, condemned ragging and drug abuse.
Speaking to ANI, Altaf Mehraj a Srinagar-based advocate said the rally is being organised with the collaboration of an NGO and the Indian Army.(ANI)
