Barnala, January 1
Braving cold, nearly 10 members of the EGS (ETT) Unemployed Teachers’ Union are still atop the overhead water works at Cheema village near here in protest against the Punjab Government.
The ETT (Elementary Teacher Training) teachers’ agitation that entered the 17th day today is for regular appointments. The protesters have refused to come down till their demand is accepted. They are scheduled to meet CM Parkash Singh Badal for January 8.
A state committee member of the union, Buta Khan said there were nearly 3,400 unemployed ETT teachers who were earlier working under the Education Guarantee Scheme (EGS) and Alternative Innovative Education (AIE) scheme. “The state government told them that they could not be made teachers as they were unqualified. In the light of this, the government asked them to enroll for the ETT course and promised jobs after its completion. The government has now reneged on its promise,” he said.
As a meeting was fixed with the Chief Minister, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Bhadaur area in-charge Darbara Singh Guru had appealed to the protesters to climb down, but they came down till the 10th stair from the top, Khan added.
Braving cold, nearly 10 members of the EGS (ETT) Unemployed Teachers’ Union are still atop the overhead water works at Cheema village near here in protest against the Punjab Government.
The ETT (Elementary Teacher Training) teachers’ agitation that entered the 17th day today is for regular appointments. The protesters have refused to come down till their demand is accepted. They are scheduled to meet CM Parkash Singh Badal for January 8.
A state committee member of the union, Buta Khan said there were nearly 3,400 unemployed ETT teachers who were earlier working under the Education Guarantee Scheme (EGS) and Alternative Innovative Education (AIE) scheme. “The state government told them that they could not be made teachers as they were unqualified. In the light of this, the government asked them to enroll for the ETT course and promised jobs after its completion. The government has now reneged on its promise,” he said.
As a meeting was fixed with the Chief Minister, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Bhadaur area in-charge Darbara Singh Guru had appealed to the protesters to climb down, but they came down till the 10th stair from the top, Khan added.
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