On the seventh day of their agitation, the agitating lecturers and staffs of recognised non-Government art and music colleges of the State on Wednesday performed a street play titled Kalachayare Kalakar here to press their demands.
They were agitating under the banner of the Odisha Kala Mahavidyalaya Adhyapaka O Karmachari Sangha (OKMAOKS).
They have been demanding grant-in-aid to the lecturers and office staffs, provision of scholarships and other benefits to the students like Government music and art colleges, financial assistance to the institutions for promotion of art and music and to provide modern equipments to the students for better education.
“We met the Government Chief Whip in the Assembly Pravat Tripathy and apprised him about our issues and he assured us of positive Government steps soon. We will continue our strike till fulfilment of our demands,” said Sangha advisor Sudarsan Das.