Jalandhar Meritorious School teachers protest, demand regular jobs

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, September 10

Teachers of the Meritorious School, Jalandhar, today staged a protest outside the DC office, Jalandhar, demanding regularisation of jobs amid rain.

In the absence of the DC, they handed over the demand letter addressed to CM Capt Amarinder Singh to SDM Harpreet Singh Atwal.

Union district president Vikas Puri said in a meeting with government representatives, officials have conceded that their demand of job regularisation was genuine and will be acted on soon. However, they said the government was adotping delaying tactics on the issue now.

Teachers said on Janmashtami, teachers of Meritorious Schools had marched in Ludhiana in support of their demands and some of them were lathicharged also. As a result, many teachers have suffered injuries.

On the occasion, teachers, namely, Vikas Puri, Prabhjot kaur, Sakshi Julka, Priya, Rajni, Javish Kuamr, Sushil Kumar, Nikhil Hans, Amit Kumar, Bakraj Kumar, Narinder Kumar, Meenakshi, Payal Minhas, Gurvinder Singh among others were present.