On the sixth day of the Assembly, dozens of BPEd/MPEd trained unemployed union members rallied for Vidhan Sabha to draw attention of the State Government towards their demands on Wednesday. Tight security in and around Vidhan Sabha premises were arranged having deployed additional police forces. The protesters assembled at Old Bus Station, Parade Ground and rallied towards Vidhan Sabha while shouting slogans against the ‘apathetic’ State Government. Police personnel followed the agitators from the protest site till they reached Rispana barricade where the agitators were stopped.
Police were found arguing with the protestors when the latter tried to break the barricade. later, they squatted near the barricade and demonstrated, demanding prompt fulfillment of their demands. BPEd/MPEd trained unemployed union president Sundar Dhoni said that several memoranda have been submitted to Government officers and political executives earlier without any result.
BPEd/MPEd trained unemployed youth should be given jobs in Government schools. The Government had promised earlier on several occasions that they would start recruitment process for 1,000 posts of physical education teachers for Government-run schools. However, the process is yet to kick off, he said. Meanwhile, a delegation of the association met the State Education Minister Mantri Prasad Naithani at his office of Vidhan Sabha and apprised him of their demand on Wednesday. The Minister assured to address their grievances soon.