Mohali: 4 protesting teachers climb on top of mobile tower

Four members of the Elementary Teacher Training-Teacher Eligibility Test (ETT-TET) Qualified Unemployed Teachers Union, including two women, climbed atop a mobile tower near the residence of Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi in Kharar on Wednesday

Four members of the Elementary Teacher Training-Teacher Eligibility Test (ETT-TET) Qualified Unemployed Teachers Union, including two women, climbed atop a mobile tower near the residence of Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi in Kharar on Wednesday .

The teachers protesting in Mohali came down after they were assured of a meeting with authorities concerned over their pending demands. (HT file)

The teachers, Nishant Singh, Gurvinder Singh, Harpreet Kaur and Ranjana, climbed the tower at around 6am and heavy police force was deployed at the spot. At around 4pm, they came down after Kharar deputy superintendent of police Gurcharan Singh assured them of a meeting with the authorities concerned.

The teachers have been protesting for the past five months, demanding fulfilment of their demands including recruitment of one lakh ETT-TET qualified teachers and relaxation of age limit.

President of the union, Deepak Kamboj, said, “In 2016, Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal and member of Parliament Preneet Kaur assured us that our demands will be fulfilled. However, even four years after Congress came to power in the state, we are still being ignored.”