Protesting teachers refuse to give in
Over 300 booked for blocking Bathinda-Patiala highway on Wednesday
Tribune News Service
Barnala, January 16
The police have booked nine-members of the action committee of the unemployed elementary teachers, along with 200-300 others, who blocked the Bathinda-Patiala national highway for about 12 hours yesterday. However, no arrest has been made in this case so far.
The agitating teachers had been reiterating their demand for regular jobs.
Makhan Singh Tolawal, Avtar Singh Faridkot, Sukhchain Singh Mansa, Kulwinder Singh, Satwinder Kaur Sandhu Faridkot, Madan Lal Fazilka, Gurjit Singh Ugoke, Veerpal Kaur Sidhana, Goga Rani Abohar have been booked under relevant Sections of of the IPC and Section 8B of the National Highway Act.
The local police took hundreds of agitating unemployed teachers in custody for blocking traffic at the Bathinda T-point. They were taken to the local police station where they remained for about an hour.
Kulwinder Singh, a member of the action committee, said today that when the police failed to provide them with quilts and tea at the police station, they came out and reached the water works at Cheema village, where they have been protesting since December 16.
Gagandeep Abohar, a member of the action committee, said they would not lift the dharna.
Reiterating demand
Unemployed teachers have been protesting at Cheema village since December 16 in support of their demand for regular jobs
They blocked the Bathinda-Patiala national highway for about 12 hours yesterday
The dharna would continue till their demand was met, they said
Over 300 booked for blocking Bathinda-Patiala highway on Wednesday
Tribune News Service
Barnala, January 16
The police have booked nine-members of the action committee of the unemployed elementary teachers, along with 200-300 others, who blocked the Bathinda-Patiala national highway for about 12 hours yesterday. However, no arrest has been made in this case so far.
The agitating teachers had been reiterating their demand for regular jobs.
Makhan Singh Tolawal, Avtar Singh Faridkot, Sukhchain Singh Mansa, Kulwinder Singh, Satwinder Kaur Sandhu Faridkot, Madan Lal Fazilka, Gurjit Singh Ugoke, Veerpal Kaur Sidhana, Goga Rani Abohar have been booked under relevant Sections of of the IPC and Section 8B of the National Highway Act.
The local police took hundreds of agitating unemployed teachers in custody for blocking traffic at the Bathinda T-point. They were taken to the local police station where they remained for about an hour.
Kulwinder Singh, a member of the action committee, said today that when the police failed to provide them with quilts and tea at the police station, they came out and reached the water works at Cheema village, where they have been protesting since December 16.
Gagandeep Abohar, a member of the action committee, said they would not lift the dharna.
Reiterating demand
Unemployed teachers have been protesting at Cheema village since December 16 in support of their demand for regular jobs
They blocked the Bathinda-Patiala national highway for about 12 hours yesterday
The dharna would continue till their demand was met, they said
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