Police rained lathis to disperse protesting Shiksha Sahayak job aspirants agitating under the banner of Shiksha Sahayak Ashayi Sangha, Odisha at the lower PMG here on Monday.
Thousands of BEd degree-holders and Certificate in Teaching (CT) holders were staging dharna at the lower PMG demanding engagement as Shiksha Sahayaks.
The situation turned volatile in the evening when a delegation of the association had gone to meet the School and Mass Education Minister to press for their demands.
Sources said the agitating Shiksha Sahayak aspirants resorted to heavy brickbatting in which the Capital police station Inspector- in-Charge (IIC) and some other police personnel were injured. Following which, police resorted to a lathicharge to disperse the crowd and arrested more than 20 protestors.
“When their leaders had been called for a discussion, the gathering turned violent and started pelting stones on us in which the Capital PS IIC was injured along with a few of our personnel. They were dispersed and the situation is presently under control. We are keeping a watch on the situation,” said DCP Satyabrata Bhoi.