Teachers Day: Pondy teachers to boycott Teachers Day celeb'tions

Teachers Day: Pondy teachers to boycott Teachers Day celeb'tions

Puducherry, Sep 2 : Teachers of government educational institutions here would boycott the Teachers Day celebrations here on September 5 and picket the venue of the official function to protest non-settlement of their demads, the Federation of Puducherry Government School Teachers Association today said.

The government had been dragging its feet to settle a number of demands, including promotion and amendment of recruitment rules, put forth by the school teachers, college lecturers, President of the Federation P Lakshmanasamy told reporters here.

He alleged that officials were totally indifferent to the welfare of the teachers and hence as part of efforts to intensify the agitations the teachers would picket the celebrations of Teachers Day and would also boycott the function that day. - Agencies


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