New Delhi. About 13 thousand EGS teachers have opened a front against the Aam Aadmi Party, which occupied the power of Punjab. These teachers have demanded from the AAP government that their salary should be increased. The agitating teachers say that for the last 18 years, these teachers are working in a nominal salary of only 6 thousand, but till date the Punjab government has not taken any step. At the same time, during the election campaign in the past, Arvind Kejriwal had promised the teachers that during the 36 days of the formation of the government in the state, on the lines of Delhi, the salary of the teachers of Punjab would also be Rs 36,000 per month, but now the government is formed for 36 days. There have been more than this, but till now no attention has been paid by the government in this direction. The teachers have demanded that attention should be given to them in any way. The protesting teachers say that even a laborer earns 500 rupees per day and thus earns an income of 15 thousand rupees per month, but teachers are being exploited even after reading and writing. This is despicable. No step has been taken in the direction of our interest. We educate the society, but if we live in such a predicament, then how will we be able to contribute towards fixing the society. This is a matter of discussion.
Let us inform that Sukhchain Singh Chan, who is leading the agitating teachers, targeted the Aam Aadmi Party government and said that the Kejriwal government had made false promises to us. He had promised us that after his government was formed, no step would be taken in the direction of our interest, but till now no step has been taken for us. While warning the Punjab government, he has clearly said that if no attention is paid to our demands, then this movement of ours will continue.
However, so far no response has come from the Punjab government regarding the demand of teachers. Now in such a situation it will also be interesting to see whether the promises of the Aam Aadmi Party, with which it was seated on the throne of the state, fulfill those promises or not. On the other hand, a large number of police forces have also been deployed by the Punjab government at the protest site, so that any untoward incident can take place, as it is generally seen that some anti-social elements on the pretext of agitation are putting their nefarious intentions on the ground. Let’s take it off. However, we do not have to face such situations keeping in mind that a large number of police forces have been deployed.