Protesting teachers meet AAP leaders

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, January 22

A delegation of teachers from the PCCTU and the PFUCTO on Saturday met leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party, including the CM-candidate Bhagwant Mann, to submit their demands and got assurance that it will be part of AAP’s election manifesto. The delegation of teachers also met AAP leaders Dr Ajay Gupta and Dr Nizar, to raise their demands for implementation of the wages under the 7th Pay Commission.

After the implementation of the poll code, teachers have decided to campaign against the Congress. The teachers also held door-to-door rallies on the policies of the government and distributed pamphlets regarding their demands.

Members of the PCCTU had even announced to boycott the Congress. Dr BB Yadav, area in charge, GNDU and Dr Gurdas Sekhon, district president, PFUCTO, said, “We have been failed by all education ministers before Pargat Singh. First Aruna Chaudhary, then Vijay Indra Singla also wanted to solve our issues by holding meetings with teachers, but could not. Pargat Singh himself had asked for Education and Sports Department. But the Congress government could not deliver their promise instead kept us hanging by the thread,” said Dr Sekhon.

Earlier, teachers delegations had met Arvind Kejriwal on his visit to Amritsar before Code of Conduct was implemented.