JORHAT: Over 1.6 lakh teachers from more than 60,000 primary schools around the state observed a 'Black Day' on Thursday in protest in opposition to the attack on a teacher in upper Assam's Charaideo district allegedly at the orders of the deputy commissioner last Saturday for a fifteen-minute lengthen in attending a meeting.
Ajit Dev, the headmaster of Panbari Lower Primary School, was physically assaulted by way of non-public security officials of Charaideo deputy commissioner Bibekananda Phukan on February 17. Dev was additionally reportedly detained by way of police at Sonari police station for 12 hours and later launched on bail for the same explanation why.
When contacted, deputy commissioner (Charaideo) Bibekananda Phukan said, "The teacher had entered the meeting room in a very unstable manner. Believing him to be drunk, I asked him to be taken away, and accordingly he was kept at Sonari police station for a few hours. Later I came to know that he was not drunk and he is a man of some abnormal behaviours."
On Thursday, hundreds of teachers underneath the aegis of Asom Raijyik Prathamik Sikshak Sanmilani (ARPSS) demanded that the DC be punished, issuing a 72-hour ultimatum. The teachers' frame had additionally long gone on a strike on Wednesday with the same demand. Education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has ordered a probe into the alleged incident. "The education minister has ordered an inquiry on the February 17 incident. We demand the government punish the DC within the next 72 hours. We have also decided to stage dharnas in all the district headquarters and subdivisions on February 26 if our demands are not addressed," said ARPSS secretary Ratul Goswami.
Ajit Dev, the headmaster of Panbari Lower Primary School, was physically assaulted by way of non-public security officials of Charaideo deputy commissioner Bibekananda Phukan on February 17. Dev was additionally reportedly detained by way of police at Sonari police station for 12 hours and later launched on bail for the same explanation why.
When contacted, deputy commissioner (Charaideo) Bibekananda Phukan said, "The teacher had entered the meeting room in a very unstable manner. Believing him to be drunk, I asked him to be taken away, and accordingly he was kept at Sonari police station for a few hours. Later I came to know that he was not drunk and he is a man of some abnormal behaviours."
On Thursday, hundreds of teachers underneath the aegis of Asom Raijyik Prathamik Sikshak Sanmilani (ARPSS) demanded that the DC be punished, issuing a 72-hour ultimatum. The teachers' frame had additionally long gone on a strike on Wednesday with the same demand. Education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has ordered a probe into the alleged incident. "The education minister has ordered an inquiry on the February 17 incident. We demand the government punish the DC within the next 72 hours. We have also decided to stage dharnas in all the district headquarters and subdivisions on February 26 if our demands are not addressed," said ARPSS secretary Ratul Goswami.
Teachers demand action against deputy commissioner over assault
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