Bathinda, January 27
‘Baari barsi khattan gaya si, khatt ke liyandi kheer, school bacha lo ji, vechan ge Badal te Sukhbir’, ‘Baari barsi khattan gaya si, khatt ke liyandi larri, kado ayugi saddi vardiyaan di waari’.
Members of the Unaided staff (Contractual) of Aided Schools Front, Punjab, chose such 'boliyaan' as part of a unique way to protest against the state government and commanding attention of the public towards their plight and the apathy of the government at a number of places in the city today as the Deputy CM was in the city today for holding a Sangat Darshan and to attend a function at an engineering college.
Performing Malwai giddha, bhangra and reciting boliyaan are undoubtedly part of the Punjabi culture and students can often be seen performing these at functions. But students and un-aided staff members of the aided schools of the district today chose those as a medium of protest.
From accusing the Badal family of planning to sell/shut down the schools to the students asking for free uniforms, the boliyaan recited by the protestors attacked the state government from all quarters.
Nearly 50 members and 10 students performed Malwai giddha, bhangra and used boliyaan to shame the government make the public aware of the present condition of the unaided staff members and the students of the aided schools in the state.
The protestors chose three of the busiest places in the city-outside the District Administrative Complex, near SSD Senior Secondary School and Sirki Bazar-to perform to a huge gathering.
State adviser of the front, Jagnam Singh, said, “We chose a different way of protesting against the government to make our voice heard and make fun of the government for not keeping its promise. We have been protesting for a long time now, but decided that we needed to do something new to stand out of the crowd.”
Stating their demands, the front members said the government should regularise the jobs of the unaided staff members. They also demanded that the govt should resume extending facilities like free books, uniform and scholarships to the students of the aided schools.
‘Baari barsi khattan gaya si, khatt ke liyandi kheer, school bacha lo ji, vechan ge Badal te Sukhbir’, ‘Baari barsi khattan gaya si, khatt ke liyandi larri, kado ayugi saddi vardiyaan di waari’.
Members of the Unaided staff (Contractual) of Aided Schools Front, Punjab, chose such 'boliyaan' as part of a unique way to protest against the state government and commanding attention of the public towards their plight and the apathy of the government at a number of places in the city today as the Deputy CM was in the city today for holding a Sangat Darshan and to attend a function at an engineering college.
Performing Malwai giddha, bhangra and reciting boliyaan are undoubtedly part of the Punjabi culture and students can often be seen performing these at functions. But students and un-aided staff members of the aided schools of the district today chose those as a medium of protest.
From accusing the Badal family of planning to sell/shut down the schools to the students asking for free uniforms, the boliyaan recited by the protestors attacked the state government from all quarters.
Nearly 50 members and 10 students performed Malwai giddha, bhangra and used boliyaan to shame the government make the public aware of the present condition of the unaided staff members and the students of the aided schools in the state.
The protestors chose three of the busiest places in the city-outside the District Administrative Complex, near SSD Senior Secondary School and Sirki Bazar-to perform to a huge gathering.
State adviser of the front, Jagnam Singh, said, “We chose a different way of protesting against the government to make our voice heard and make fun of the government for not keeping its promise. We have been protesting for a long time now, but decided that we needed to do something new to stand out of the crowd.”
Stating their demands, the front members said the government should regularise the jobs of the unaided staff members. They also demanded that the govt should resume extending facilities like free books, uniform and scholarships to the students of the aided schools.
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