Alleging harassment, five Barnala school teachers climb water tank

Parvesh Sharma

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Tribune News Service

Barnala, June 8

Alleging harassment by the school principal and management, five teachers of Baba Gandha Singh Public School at Barnala have climbed a water tank near their school.

Other teachers also reached near the water tank in support of protesters and raised slogans against police authorities also for allegedly not taking action despite their repeated complaints.

School principal has denied all the allegations and alleged that since he tried to conduct online class during lockdown and bring improvement in the education system of school, teachers were levelling baseless allegations.

“We have been meeting all civil and police officers for the last many months and demanding action against school principal and management for harassing us. But none is listening to us,” alleged a teacher who has climbed the water tank.

Another teacher, Guramrit Kaur, said their school was started for the promotion of Sikhism, but their principal has been allegedly harassing them without any valid reasons.

“School principal has been raising questions about our religion. We have been demanding the registration of FIR against principle for harassing us. But Barnala police officers are also harassing us and delaying action,” she alleged.

Mahinder Pal Singh Daangarh, president of Insaaf Di Awaz Party, has also extended his support to agitating teachers.

“Police must register FIR against all those, who are harassing the teachers. We would support the agitation of teachers to ensure justice to them,” said Dangar.

School principal Col Srinivasulu (eetd) said he has CCTV footage to prove that teachers were levelling baseless allegations.

“I have taken steps to improve the education system of school and to promote online classes during lockdown. Out of more than 100 teachers, only few teachers are levelling baseless allegations. Today I have written to Barnala SSP for action against teachers,” he said.

Barnala DSP Baljit Brar denied the allegations and said police had been conducting detailed investigations.

“The matter is sub judice and we are also conducting investigations. There is no delay on our part,” said DSP.

School management committee member Narpinder Singh Dhillon said he was not aware about any such issue as he did not go to school regularly.