Jharkhand: Protesting Teachers Stopped From Moving Towards CM’s House

Contractual teachers staged a protest against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, demanding permanent jobs and an increase in salaries.

Protesting teachers stopped from moving towards CM’s house.

Source : ANI

Assistant teachers, formerly known as para teachers, made an attempt on Saturday to march towards Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's residence on Kanke Road to voice their demands regarding pay fixation. However, the police intervened and prevented them from proceeding further. The administration had previously issued a prohibitory order, stating that any processions, rallies, or demonstrations by the assistant teachers within a 200-meter radius of the chief minister's house and the state secretariat were restricted, as reported by PTI.

Barricades were set up in the Morabadi area to impede the rally. The protestors appealed to the authorities, assuring them of a peaceful demonstration if allowed to proceed towards the CM's house. Nevertheless, citing the imposition of Section-144 CrPC in the area from 7 am to 11.30 pm on Saturday, they were not permitted to advance towards Soren's residence from Morabadi ground. In the morning, the assistant teachers had gathered at the Morabadi ground under the banner of Ekikrit Sahayak Adhyapak Sangharsh Morcha (ESASM).

An ESASM member Sanjay Dubey said that their main demand for the agitation is fixation of pay scale for all 62,000 assistant teachers.

“The JMM, Congress and RJD ally had promised pay fixation of assistant teachers before the 2019 assembly elections . It is over three years but the issue is still pending,” Dubey said.

He said that apart from pay fixation, eight other demands include benefits to the kin of teachers, who have died, on compensation ground.

Later, an 11-member delegation was allowed to meet the secretary to the chief minister Vinay Kumar Choubey to place their demands.

After the meeting, the delegates said that the secretary assured them of prompt action on most of the demands.

“We were assured that we would be allowed to meet the chief minister next week on the pay fixation issue,” the delegates said. 

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