Health of unemployed teacher protesting atop mobile tower in Patiala deteriorates

Patiala, June 26

The health of the ETT/TET pass unemployed teacher, who has been protesting atop mobile tower for the past 98 days, to draw government’s attention has deteriorated.

Members of the ETT/TET Pass Unemployed Union today met the protesting teacher atop mobile tower. The union said the government would be responsible for any eventuality.

Notably, the teacher had started fast-unto-death atop a mobile tower since the past one week after the matter of giving government jobs to two sons of the Congress MLAs had come to the fore. The union said the protesting teacher was unable to speak due to weakness.

Deepak Kamboj, president, ETT/TET Pass Unemployed Teacher Union, said, “It is shameful that a teacher has been protesting atop a mobile tower for the past 98 days and the government is not even trying to hold talks. If anything happens to the teacher, the government will be responsible.”

Union members, who went atop mobile tower to meet the protesting teacher, took his blood samples for health check up. Lab reports of samples revealed that the teacher was suffering from hypoglycemia, low blood sugar level.

Health experts said the teacher needed immediate health intervention to save his life. If the situation worsened the teacher might face visual disturbances, seizures and loss of consciousness, they added.

Deep Banarsi, a teacher union leader, said, “The blood sugar level of the protesting teacher has dropped to 40. The government should set aside their ego and convince him to come down by giving him written assurance.”—TNS