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BAREILLY/BIJNOR: Various teachers’ unions in UP came together on Wednesday to give a list of “577 teachers and support staff who died while doing panchayat poll duty in the state” to the Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission (UPSEC). The unions have now asked teachers to stay away on counting day, May 2. TOI has a copy of the letter prepared by Dinesh Chandra Sharma, president of UP Shikshak Mahasangh (UPSM), that has names and addresses of the 577 teachers and shiksha mitras.
On Tuesday, the Allahabad HC had sent a notice to the SEC seeking explanation on Covid preparedness and the alleged deaths. A senior teacher’s union leader said, “To be honest, the court’s issuance of the notice has not benefited teachers because the next date of hearing in this case is May 3, which is a day after counting day. What was needed was postponement of counting at least, if not the fourth phase of elections on April 29.”