Teachers to hold protest on Jan9, 14
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, January 6
Secretary of the local unit of the Punjab Chandigarh College Teachers Union (PCCTU) Dr Tejinder Virli today said all the teachers of the Guru Nanak Dev University would miss their fourth and fifth periods and participate in strikes in their respective colleges on January 9 and 14.
These strikes would be conducted against Dr Daljit Singh, principal of the Khalsa College, Amritsar, against his move to disregard the management's agreement with the teachers' union by filing a case to trouble teachers of the college.
Alleging that the said case was false, Dr Virli said the management of the historic college was attempting to privatise the institution in 2011 for its own interests. He said while many teachers and students were opposing the move, the management - although - could not change the college into a deemed university but managed to convert a specific wing of the college into an autonomous college - clearing the way for their plans.
He said three of the teachers opposing the move then, had been dismissed but were reinstated after an agreement on the issue was reached with the head of the committee.
He said now the principal had got a false case against 22 teachers to harass them.
He said by involving one of the PCCTU office bearers in the issue, the management had tried to sub the union but the union would fight the case to its logical conclusion.
He said after January 17, strike would be held in the university after two periods and dharnas and demonstration would be held in Jalandhar and Amritsar to back the same.On January 21, a solution to the matter would also be taken out after a meeting with the Education Minister.
Virli said while the case had been rendered important to an extent that promotions and increments of teachers working at the Khalsa College were being stalled by the DPI by mentioning the case in their service books, the issue called for steadfast support of teachers.
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, January 6
Secretary of the local unit of the Punjab Chandigarh College Teachers Union (PCCTU) Dr Tejinder Virli today said all the teachers of the Guru Nanak Dev University would miss their fourth and fifth periods and participate in strikes in their respective colleges on January 9 and 14.
These strikes would be conducted against Dr Daljit Singh, principal of the Khalsa College, Amritsar, against his move to disregard the management's agreement with the teachers' union by filing a case to trouble teachers of the college.
Alleging that the said case was false, Dr Virli said the management of the historic college was attempting to privatise the institution in 2011 for its own interests. He said while many teachers and students were opposing the move, the management - although - could not change the college into a deemed university but managed to convert a specific wing of the college into an autonomous college - clearing the way for their plans.
He said three of the teachers opposing the move then, had been dismissed but were reinstated after an agreement on the issue was reached with the head of the committee.
He said now the principal had got a false case against 22 teachers to harass them.
He said by involving one of the PCCTU office bearers in the issue, the management had tried to sub the union but the union would fight the case to its logical conclusion.
He said after January 17, strike would be held in the university after two periods and dharnas and demonstration would be held in Jalandhar and Amritsar to back the same.On January 21, a solution to the matter would also be taken out after a meeting with the Education Minister.
Virli said while the case had been rendered important to an extent that promotions and increments of teachers working at the Khalsa College were being stalled by the DPI by mentioning the case in their service books, the issue called for steadfast support of teachers.
