In a major clash between the police and ETT (Elementary Teachers Training) protesting teachers on Sunday, police resorted to lathicharge injuring 12 teachers.
Five policemen were also injured during the clash. Protesting ETT teachers, presently working under the Zila Parishad being governed by Punjab Rural Development Panchayats Department were brutally lathicharged by the police force when they tried to go towards the residence of Punjab Cabinet Minister Bikram Singh Majitha here.
Agitating teachers were demanding that they should be appointed direct under the Punjab Education Department from Zila Prashid forthwith due to job security reasons. The situation slipped out of control, when large group of protesting teachers were heading towards residence of Majitha after breaking all the barricades near his residence.
Police ADCP Parmpal Singh said that agitating teachers forced police for lathicharge as they attacked the police. He said that an agitating teacher attacked a police personal with sharp edged weapon and left him seriously injured.
“After this, police force were issued orders for lathi charge to stop the violent teachers to continue their march towards the Cabinet Minister Bikram Majitha's residence”, said ADCP Parmpal Singh. Holding the lathicharge, the need of the hour, ADCP Singh said “Agitating teachers have gone violent. They had damaged the barricades then seriously injured police official with sharp edged weapon, thereafter police were given orders for lathi charge.