The wall of the sports ground of Government DJ Science College has been demolished and heavy machinery was installed to undertake construction of proposed Educational Complex.

The government of Sindh earlier issued orders to immediately vacate the sports ground of the college and hand it over to the government for building the Education Complex. The professors and students of the college also protested against the annexation of the ground. The ground adjacent to Government Commerce College is under the Rangers’ control for the last several years. It was during Zia-ul-Haq’s period that most of the buildings belonging to the education departments were handed over to the Rangers. A little portion of the ground was, however, left vacant for the sports activity of the students of the DJ College. The Rangers have established regional office on a part of the ground.

The Principal of the college has also signed a letter, reportedly under duress, handing over the sports ground to the government. The previous caretaker government also issued similar orders to the Principal of the college to get the control for apparent construction of the Education complex but was stopped due to the pressures of the students and teachers of the college.

The prestigious DJ (Dayaram Jethamull) Government Science College, established in 1887,was the only college left where a playground had not been encroached upon, while other city colleges’ playgrounds were either taken over by the Rangers or were trespassed upon by the settlers coming from different parts of the country.

It is, however, to be mentioned here that DJ College has already been declared a cultural heritage by the Government of Sindh. The Education Complex will house the office of the Secretary, Education, who already has two offices in his possession, one at Tughlaq House, Sindh Secretariat, and the other at the Sindh Textbook Board Office. The Director, Colleges, Director, Private Schools, and other education projects offices will be built in this complex. Legally, a summary has to be moved for its annexation, though it’s a property of DJ Science College but is controlled by Rangers.