As many as 21 aggrieved Gana Shikshaks were arrested by police on Tuesdaywhile trying to enter into the residence of School and Mass Education (S&ME) Minister Debi Prasad Mishra here.
Hundreds of protesting teachers under the banner of the Gana Shikshak Mahasangha early on Tuesday morning gheraoed the Minister’s house demanding regularisation of their services. When they tried to enter the house forcibly, police prevented them from their bid and arrested 21 of them.
Minister Mishra said an inter-Ministerial committee is looking into the teachers’ demand and a decision would be taken soon.
last month, the teachers had called off their stir following promise of the State Government that the teachers who have worked for six years would be given regular teacher status and get equal salary as that of the Government-appointed regular teachers. The Government also assured them that a decision to this effect would be taken in the second week of December.