Seeking regularisation, guest teachers protest at Jagadhri

Yamunanagar, January 2

Guest teachers today held a protest march at Jagadhri in the district to protest against the state government’s failure to fulfil their demands.

They have been sitting on a dharna on the Jagadhri-Ponta Sahib national highway near Aggrasain Chowk since December 25 in support of their demands, including regularisation, service rules and basic salary on a par with other teachers.

Guest teachers in large numbers from across the state assembled at the dharna place in Jagadhri today.

They raised anti-government slogans and took out a protest march in the evening starting from Aggrasain Chowk to Sapphire hotel.

In the day, a five-member delegation of guest teachers met DC Parth Gupta and SP Kamaldeep Goyal. Nitin Lamba, chief organising secretary, Sangrash Samiti, said the DC spoke to Education Minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar, who would meet the delegation and

Education Department senior officers in Chandigarh on Monday. — TNS