Irked over negligent attitude of the State Government towards their two point demand including promotion of lT teachers to the post of lecturer and headmaster, dozens of teachers under the banner of Uttarakhand Government Teacher Union forcibly locked the gate of Education Directorate on Wednesday.
Non teaching staffs argued and later scuffled with protesters when agitators forcibly tried to close down the gate of the education directorate.
Staffs said that agitators should protest outside the education directorate but they should not close the gate. Police rushed to the protest site after being informed about this incident.
Moreover, non teaching employee union has condemned and demanded apology from the protesters over this issue.
later, a delegation of union members met the School education director CS Gwal who assured that their demands will be addressed within two days after receiving approval from school education director general.
Gwal said that teachers should understand their responsibility so that quality education can be provided in the school.
Due to their protests at least once in a month in the State, education in the schools has been adversely affected. He said that teachers should lay emphasis on teaching in their schools and their concerns will be addressed on priority basis.
Union president Karnail Singh said that they have submitted several memorandums addressed to the Education Minister through department officers but their demands are not met.
“We will intensify our protest across the state unless demands are met soon,” he added. In the last six months, around 10 protest carried out by the teachers of primary schools, junior high schools, high schools, Government inter colleges under the banner of various associations in support of their pending demands held at education headquarters and education directorate affected education in Government schools in
the State.