The unemployed yoga graduates organised a march to the state secretariat on Monday. Under the banner of the Federation of unemployed trained Yoga instructors, these youths assembled at protest site near parade ground and marched to the state secretariat. Their march was however stopped by police near Kanak Chowk. The agitated yoga teachers sat on an impromptu Dharna on the spot and shouted slogans against the state government.
Meanwhile the hunger strike of the Yoga instructors at the protest site continued for fourth consecutive day on Monday.
The President of the federation, Rakesh Semwal said that the condition of three agitators, Anita Rawat, Anita Chauhan and Tribhuwan Bisht who were sitting on the indefinite hunger strike deteriorated on early Mondaymorning following which they were hospitalized.
He said that no doctor was sent by the district administration to conduct health check up of the fasting Yoga instructors which underlies the apathy of the state government. Semwal claimed that the agitation and hunger strike of the federation would continue till all its demands are accepted. The instructors that are sitting on huger strike include the president of Federation Semwal, Suresh Singh Negi, Nandan Nagarkoti and Kailash Tripathi.
There are more than 22000 unemployed yoga qualified instructors in the state. The Federation is demanding that the state government should appoint Yoga teachers in the all the government schools. It is also demanding that government should appoint them either in Ayurveda hospitals or as as yoga instructors in the tourism sector.