Teachers' duty is to educate, not to welcome politicians; DTF condemns MLA's complaint
Ferozepur, October 23, 2024: The Democratic Teachers' Front (DTF) of Punjab has strongly condemned the actions of Jaito MLA Amolak Singh, who filed a complaint against government primary school teachers in Gondra for not stepping out of their classrooms to greet him during a recent school inspection. The MLA had forwarded this complaint to the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker, seeking disciplinary action against the teachers.
DTF Punjab leaders, including State President Vikramdev Singh, General Secretary Mahinder Korianwali, Press Secretary Pawan Kumar, and Ferozepur District President Malkit Singh Haraj, criticized the MLA's complaint, asserting that a teacher's primary duty is to educate children, not to engage in political hospitality. They argued that such complaints reflect irresponsible behavior.
In a press statement, the leaders also drew parallels to similar incidents under previous governments, stating that the current legislators are following the same path.
The DTF condemned such behaviour, labelling it as a disgrace to democratic values. They also criticized the Speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha for focusing on minor issues like this complaint while remaining silent on the larger problems that are ruining the lives of the people of Punjab.
Several prominent DTF members, including Amit Kumar, Sarabjit Singh, Gurvinder Singh Khosa, Swarn Singh Josan, and others, were present.