The Kurukshetra University Teachers’ Association (KUTA) on Wednesday intensified the ongoing agitation by suspending teaching work, staging dharna on 3rd day in front of Vice-Chancellor’s office and by holding candle march in the evening on the university campus in support of their long pending demands.
Before dharna, the teachers assembled at KUTA office in the morning and marched in a procession from various teaching departments to the venue of and teaching work remained suspended. The teachers assembled at Teachers Club and held a candle march on the campus.
KUTA president Dr. Parmesh Kumar said that the on going agitation will continue till their genuine demands are addressed. He said the teachers are agitated as their long pending genuine issues have not been dealt in a time bound manner by the University authorities.
He said things have gone to such an extent that even the routine matters like annual increment are awaited from last two months. Granting of five advance increments to teachers having PhD degree without NET at entry level, higher academic grade pay of Rs12,000 to professors, two advance increments to teachers of University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET) having M. Tech. degree at entry level and past service benefits to concerned teachers as per UGC/ State Government guidelines are the long pending issues of teachers which need immediate redressal.