Open Merit students cancel Srinagar protest after NC’s Ruhullah, PDP’s Parra, Iltija ‘placed under house arrest’

Students from the Open Merit category in Kashmir cancelled a sit-in protest after National Conference’s Aga Syed Ruhullah, Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Waheed-ur-Rehmaan Parra, and Iltija Mufti were allegedly placed under house arrest. The decision came after student leaders were detained and the venue for the protest was closed with concertina wires by security forces. The Open Merit Students Association J&K spokesman announced the cancellation, urging students to remain calm and return home safely.