Baramulla: Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's son Ghalib Guru appealed to the government to help him get a passport.
He said, "I appeal that I should get a passport. I also have an Aadhaar card. If I get a passport, I can avail international medical scholarship."
"I did apply for the passport in 2012 and it has been 6 years now, I did not get my passport issued. We went there twice and appealed in the court as well, but did not get anything out of it. They are not even giving us a valid reason for not issuing the passport," he added.
Ghalib Guru passed passed the higher secondary school examination conducted by Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education, with a distinction.
Afzal Guru was executed in 2013 for his role in the 2001 Parliament attack.
Galib secured 88 per cent in the examination.
According to Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) officials, 33,893 of the 55,163 candidates qualified the examination held in November last.
While the overall pass percentage was 61.44, more girls (64.31 per cent) passed the examination compared to boys (58.92 per cent), they said.
Congratulatory messages poured in for the 17-year-old on social media, even as friends and family made a beeline to his house in Sopore town of Baramulla district.
"A big shout-out to Ghalib Afzal Guroo on clearing his 12th class exams with flying colours- 441 marks. Ghalib has definitely proven 'When the going gets tough, the tough get going'. All the best for future endeavours! Rise and shine!," Sarah Hayat, spokesperson of opposition National Conference, had said in a tweet.
(With inputs from ANI and PTI)
