Lucknow: Lathi-Charge On Students Protesting For Teacher Recruitment, SP-AAP Blame Yogi Govt

The UP government held an examination in 2019 for the recruitment of 69,000 teachers. That entire process has been accused of having irregularities by the students for two years. 

A still from the video shared by SP of police conducting a lathi-charge on the protesters. (Image: Twitter/@SanjayAzadSln | Getty Images)

Lucknow police, on Saturday lathi-charged students, who were conducting a candle-light march to protest against alleged irregularities during an assistant-teacher recruitment exam in 2019. The students took out the protest towards the residence of UP CM Yogi Adityanath where they were beaten up by the police. 

Teacher candidates demanded that 69,000 teachers should be reinstated. Also, 22,000 more seats should be added. In the evening, when these students were taking out demonstrations and candle marches, then the police ran and beat them. A video of the same surfaced on Saturday after which, the politics has intensified on this. 

The opposition has raised questions on the police action on the students. Samajwadi Party National President and former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav took a jibe at the Yogi government by tweeting. Akhilesh wrote, "Under the rule of BJP, the path is being paved to become 'Vishwa Guru' by lathi-charging future teachers. We are with the demands of 69000 teacher recruitment. Youth should say - don't want BJP."

भाजपा के राज में भावी शिक्षकों पर लाठीचार्ज करके ‘विश्व गुरु’ बनने का मार्ग प्रशस्त किया जा रहा है।

हम 69000 शिक्षक भर्ती की माँगों के साथ हैं।

युवा कहे आज का ~ नहीं चाहिए भाजपा#भाजपा_ख़त्म pic.twitter.com/Ns1FpknRG7

— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) December 4, 2021

Even Aam Aadmi Party's Sanjay Singh attacked Yogi government on the same. 

आदित्यनाथ जी जितना मन चाहे इन बेरोज़गार नौजवानों को पिटवा लीजिये लेकिन दो बात याद रखियेगा।
1.इन्ही नौजवानों ने आपको सत्ता के शिखर तक पहुँचाया।
2.बेरोज़गारों पर हो रहे जुर्म आपकी सत्ता के ताबूत में आख़िरी कील साबित होगी। pic.twitter.com/VTXX8iyXtY

— Sanjay Singh AAP (@SanjayAzadSln) December 4, 2021

The UP government held an examination in 2019 for the recruitment of 69,000 teachers. That entire process has been accused of having irregularities by the students for two years.