Upping their ante against the State Government for ignoring their demands, the ‘Yoga Qualified Unemployed Federation (YQUF), has decided to hold a massive rally at Halwani on February 20. The state President of the federation, Rakesh Semwal said that the yoga qualified candidates are demanding that the state government should create post of Yoga teacher in the schools and other sectors for many years but nothing is done despite repeated assurances. He said that federation is now determined to carry forward its agitation.
large number of trained yoga instructors from all parts of the state is expected to take part in the protest. It is worth mentioning here that the federation had recently threatened that its members would be forced to commit mass self immolation if their demand is not accepted.
It is estimated that there are nearly 22,000 unemployed yoga qualified teachers in the state and they are demanding appointments in schools as yoga teachers, in the Ayurveda hospitals or as as yoga instructors in the tourism sector. The members are agitated over the fact that though the state government is spending huge amounts of money on yoga festivals and seminars in the name of promoting yoga large number of quailed Yoga instructors are without jobs.