Prashant Sharma and other teachers from Uttar Pradesh Junior Teachers Association talking to journalists
– Photo : Dialogue
Expansion
The opposition to online attendance in the schools of the Basic Education Department is increasing. Now the Academic Resource Persons (ARPs) have also come out in protest. Out of 65 ARPs in Aligarh district, 20 have resigned from their posts. At the same time, in Atrauli, the home area of Minister of State for Basic Education Sandeep Singh, 25 teachers have collectively resigned from the post of Shikshak Sankul.
In protest against online attendance, ARP Dharamveer Singh, Dinesh Bhatia, Laxmiraj, Yogesh Raj, Jagan Singh, Brijbhushan, Dharmendra Pushkar, Prem Singh etc. have resigned from their posts. At the same time, ARP Sanjeev Rakesh said that the officials of the teachers’ union forcibly got the resignation letter signed. In this regard, BSA Dr. Rakesh Kumar Singh said that the officials of the teachers’ union are forcing ARPs to resign by threatening them, which is condemnable. On the other hand, teachers are also leaving the departmental WhatsApp group. District President of Uttar Pradesh Primary Teachers’ Association Mukesh Kumar Singh, Minister Rajendra Singh Atri, Treasurer Umesh Chandra Verma said that teachers have started leaving WhatsApp groups.
Foot march against online attendance on 15th July
District President of Uttar Pradesh Junior High School Teachers Association, Dr. Prashant Sharma said that the government is forcing teachers to mark their attendance online. He said that a protest will be held at Ghantaghar Park on July 15. From here, a march will be held on foot and a memorandum will be submitted to the DM at the Collectorate.
Dr. Prashant told the journalists that the Teachers, Shiksha Mitra, Instructor Employees United Front is continuously protesting. All the teachers under the United Front are teaching by wearing black bands. The tablets of the schools have been damaged. The problems of making the teachers’ CCL, medical leave, GPF online have not been resolved. On this occasion, Indrajit Singh, Vishwanath, Kuldeep Sharma, Mahesh Chandra Rajput etc. from Uttar Pradesh Junior High School Teachers Association were present.