DTF urged govt to provide appointment letters to 2364 ETT teachers
Strong condemnation of Mohali Police action
Ferozepur, October 19, 2024: The Democratic Teachers’ Front (DTF) has strongly condemned the Mohali police's forceful actions against 2364 ETT-selected teachers, who have been protesting outside the Vidya Bhawan in Mohali for the past 60 days. These teachers have been fighting for the implementation of their recruitment, which has been delayed for nearly five years despite a Supreme Court victory.
On Friday, the Punjab government, under the guise of promoting educational reforms, used police force to remove the protesting teachers and made arrests. The police crackdown, involving slapping and arresting teachers, has exposed the government’s false claims of being employee-friendly, according to DTF Punjab President Vikramdev Singh, General Secretary Mahinder Kaurianwali, Pawan Kumar, and Ferozepur District President Malkit Singh Haraj.
The leaders criticized the government’s double standards, highlighting how it organizes trips to Finland for its favourites while neglecting to fill crucial teacher vacancies in schools. They warned that this betrayal will not be forgotten in the upcoming by-elections. The DTF also demanded the immediate allocation of schools to the selected teachers, urging the government to abandon its delaying tactics.
Among the protesters were Amit Kumar, Sarabjit Singh Bhawra, Gurvinder Singh Khosa, Swarn Singh Josan, Inder Singh, and Arvind Kumar. They called for the recruitment of all selected teachers to their stations without further delay and for their prompt appointment in schools.