Protesting for jobs, 4 teachers climb water tank

MOHALI: Four ETT (Elementary Teacher Training)

teachers

demanding a permanent

job

in the education department of Punjab climbed a water tank in Sohana, Mohali, during the early hours of Monday. The teachers alleged that despite clearing the eligibility exam, the government has not been able to provide them jobs since a year now.


Police have rounded up 78 persons. The four, who climb the tank, were identified as Baghicha Singh, Amandeep Singh, Ravneet Kaur Source said around 2am, protesters started gathering on the spot and four of them climbed the water tank. Cops said that around 3.30am, they received information about the protest and immediately reached the spot and cordoned off the protest area. The cops said the protesters were asked to end the agitation but they refused to comply. Police force used hydraulic ladder to reach the protesters who had climbed the water tank to forcibly bring them down

Protester Deepak

Kamboj

said they had passed the teachers’ eligibility test, along with all other subject tests, to be eligible for jobs. He further complained that many of them have even crossed the age limit now, and yet nobody is ready to listen to their grievances. The protesters were brought down by 8am.

“We have contacted the authorities several times. But nobody listen to us. So we are forced to climb the water tank. We just want jobs,” he said.

Sohana station house officer Manjeet Singh said, “A case has been registered against 78 protesters under section 188 (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 283 (Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation), 309 (Attempt to commit suicide) and 511(Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment) of the

Indian Penal Code

(IPC) at Sohana Police station.


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