Around 50 members of State Shiksha Acharya Union were arrested on Saturday when they were staging stir in Dehradun, demanding their appointment as physical education teachers in the Government schools. Administration made elaborate security arrangements in view of the stir.
Police said they were confused over the mode of the protest. “Some of the agitators started running hither and thither, leaving us in utter confusion. Some ran towards the secretariat and the others towards the CM residence. We chased them,” said a police officer posted to deal with the stir.
It is learnt that some of the agitators, including some women, sustained minor injuries in the melee.
Police said that around 40 men and 10 women protesters were arrested. later, they were sent to Jail, said SP City Ajay Singh.
Around 60 Shiksha Acharya members assembled at Parade Ground and shouted slogans against the state government for not redressing their demands.
Moreover, lT Qualified Unemployed Union also protested in support of their demand including providing quota upto 25 per cent for lT Qualified Unemployed youths in the recruitment of assistant teachers.