The agitators, representing ''Poschimbongo Sikshak Oikyo Manch'' a joint platform of para-teachers said they wanted to meet Basu and submit their charter of demands to him.
Para-teachers hold a meeting at a ground located barely 500 metres from the Vidhan Sabha, in Ranchi on Monday
RANCHI: Para-teachers in large numbers protested near the Vidhan Sabha on Monday seeking regularisation of services and pay hike, among others, in defiance of the state government’s diktat to abstain from the agitation.
Hundreds of para-teachers from Giridih, Ramgarh, Lohardaga, Deoghar and East Singhbhum districts held a meeting under the banner of Ekikrit Para Sikshak Sangharsh Morcha at a ground located 500 metres from the Vidhan Sabha. The agitation lasted for around six hours.
The para-teachers claimed that the JMM-Congress-RJD coalition had assured them that it would regularise their services after coming to power, but the government has not fulfilled its promise even after completing nearly 400 days in office.
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national vice-president Mukul Roy on Monday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah highlighting the problems of the para-teachers in West Bengal.
Bengal para teachers to continue hunger strike demanding equal pay ANI | Updated: Feb 13, 2021 23:29 IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 13 (ANI): Protesting para teachers forum in poll-bound West Bengal has warned the State Government to continue their hunger strike if their demands of equal pay scale on a par with regular teachers are not fulfilled.
Para teachers have been sitting on a demonstration outside Bikash Bhawan in Kolkata since December 8 last year. We are continuing hunger strike for the past eight days. The protest has completed 58 days but we have not got any assurance from the State Government. The para teachers had also marched to the state secretariat with the demand, Amol Roy, a para teacher told to ANI.