The killing of a government teacher in Kashmir has left rest of her colleagues in different parts of the country shocked. Their service in the last one decade had remained peaceful with no harassment or threats, they say.
The peaceful atmosphere had encouraged the Schedule Caste, Schedule Tribe, ALC and other candidates to serve in parts of Kashmir’s education and other government departments. However, as the news about the killing of Rajni Bala in Kulgam spread, the people serving in government departments in Kashmir became tense.
Hundreds of people from neighbouring villages and relatives went to the in-law’s house of the deceased government teacher. She is survived by her husband and a daughter. Her husband, Raj Kumar is also a government school teacher and he is also serving in one of the districts of Kashmir.
The body of the woman has not been brought to Jammu yet but her last rites will be performed tomorrow morning. One of the relatives told the media that they spoke to her but she never referred to any danger to her life.
Raj Kumar and Rajni Bala were serving in Kashmir peacefully and never faced any difficulty, their neighbour said. Chander said that it was a routine for the couple to drop their daughter at school and pick up their child from school before returning to their respective posts.
We never faced any kind of threat. No doubt with the killing of Rajni Bala there is fear among all of us, a teacher said. He, however, said that the government should frame a transfer policy for teachers who belong to Jammu region and allow their transfer after the serving of minimum 8 to 10 years.