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Teachers rally in Lahore against Govt edu policies
LAHORE, April 26(Dawn): The school and college teachers are all set to observe
academic boycott all over Punjab and hold a rally in Lahore to protest against
the government's ever-changing education policies as well as its failure to meet
teachers' longstanding demands.
The teachers from all over Punjab have
joined hands under the banner of the Muttahida Mahaz Asatza Pakistan (MMAP),
Punjab chapter. Besides observing academic boycott, the MMAP has decided to hold
a protest rally from Data Darbar to Punjab Assembly Hall at 10am on Thursday
(today).
The protest rally will be led by MMAP, Punjab, chairman Hafiz
Abdul Nasir, Jamil Ahmad Virk, Raja Zafeer Ahmad Satti, Taj Haider and
others.
Mr Nasir said a large number of teachers had
reached Lahore to participate in the protest rally. He said the teachers were
ready to face any consequences while holding the rally because they were highly
frustrated owing to the government's failure to meet their longstanding genuine
demands.
Mr Nasir said the teachers were protesting for issuance of
notification regarding teaching allowance, denationalisation of educational
institutions, abolition of recruitment of teachers on a contract basis,
political and NGOs' interference in educational institutions, and ever-changing
policies.
He said the government representatives had offered him to hold
negotiations with the principal secretary to the chief minister or meet the
chief minister. He said the MMAP had declined the offer saying that the
government knew about each and every demand of the teachers and there was no use
of holding another meeting.
Mr Nasir said he had, however, offered them
to hold a meeting, if the chief minister would get a notification issued for the
payment of teaching allowance to teachers. The teachers would hold a protest
peace rally and reach the Punjab Assembly to register their protest.
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