Sacked teachers on indefinite dharna in Jagadhri

Tribune News Service

Yamunanagar, January 9

Sacked physical training instructors and drawing teachers today started an indefinite dharna at the New Grain market in Jagadhri, seeking their reinstatement in job.

They said they would continue their dharna until their demand was met by the government.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court had sacked 1,983 physical training instructors in September 2012. Later, the Supreme Court had also upheld the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order to cancel

the appointment of 1,983 physical training instructors. A court had also sacked the services of 816 drawing teachers.

Yashwant Rana, president of the sacked PTI and Drawing Teachers Sangrash Samiti, said an 11-member delegation of the PTIs and drawing teachers met Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar at his residence in Jagadhri today.

He said he invited their delegation for a meeting with officials of the Education Department in Chandigarh tomorrow. Rana said their demand was that the government should reinstate and adjust them, adding that they would continue their dharna until their demand was met by the government.

Meet education minister

An 11-member delegation of the physical training instructorsand drawing teachers met Education Minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar at his residence in Jagadhri. — Yashwant Rana, PTI and Drawing teachers sangrash samiti chief