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PATNA: The opposition in Bihar on Monday attacked the Nitish Kumar-led grand alliance government over a viral video showing an additional district magistrate thrashing an aspiring teacher who held aloft the national flag during a lathi charge at a protest in Patna.
Former Deputy CM and BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi sought to hold the CM responsible for the incident. “The delay in teachers’ recruitment in the seventh phase is due to the CM’s dilly-dallying attitude,” he said, adding, “Such is the state of affairs in Bihar where Nitish has ruled for over 15 years. Currently, his party, the JD-U, is in-charge of the education department. Therefore, Nitish should accept his failure on behalf of his government.”
The police resorted to lathicharge on the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) and the State Teacher Eligibility Test (STET) passouts during a protest near a major thoroughfare of Patna. Initially, water cannons were used to suppress the protestors. The protesters had assembled to press their demand to expedite recruitment of teachers in government-run primary schools.
Additional District Magistrate KK Singh, accompanied by police personnel, picked on an aspirant and beat him up with sticks, as he was shouting slogans against the state government for the delay. The protestors have been staging a dharna for 20 days but no official has visited them. They alleged that the government had not taken any decision three years after they cleared the CTET and STET.
Earlier, they staged a dharna at another place to exert pressure on the government. “All that we have had are assurances,” said a protestor. Patna District Magistrate Chandrashekhar said the government has set up a two-member panel to look into the matter. “Further action will be initiated on the basis of the inquiry report,” he said, expressing his displeasure over the manner in which the protestors were thrashed. “Action will be initiated against the officer in question if the allegations of showing disregard to the national flag are found to be true,” he said.
Earlier, the state education minister said the process of appointment of CTET and STET passouts in the seventh phase would begin soon. Deputy CM Tejashwi Prasad Yadav also assured the aspiring teachers that the government is serious about their demands. The issue of teachers’ appointment has come to the fore at a time when the newly installed government has promised employment as its key welfare measure. The promise was also the core of Tejashwi’s campaign ahead of the 2020 assembly polls when he promised to provide 10 lakh jobs.
PATNA: The opposition in Bihar on Monday attacked the Nitish Kumar-led grand alliance government over a viral video showing an additional district magistrate thrashing an aspiring teacher who held aloft the national flag during a lathi charge at a protest in Patna.
Former Deputy CM and BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi sought to hold the CM responsible for the incident. “The delay in teachers’ recruitment in the seventh phase is due to the CM’s dilly-dallying attitude,” he said, adding, “Such is the state of affairs in Bihar where Nitish has ruled for over 15 years. Currently, his party, the JD-U, is in-charge of the education department. Therefore, Nitish should accept his failure on behalf of his government.”
The police resorted to lathicharge on the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) and the State Teacher Eligibility Test (STET) passouts during a protest near a major thoroughfare of Patna. Initially, water cannons were used to suppress the protestors. The protesters had assembled to press their demand to expedite recruitment of teachers in government-run primary schools.
Additional District Magistrate KK Singh, accompanied by police personnel, picked on an aspirant and beat him up with sticks, as he was shouting slogans against the state government for the delay. The protestors have been staging a dharna for 20 days but no official has visited them. They alleged that the government had not taken any decision three years after they cleared the CTET and STET.
Earlier, they staged a dharna at another place to exert pressure on the government. “All that we have had are assurances,” said a protestor. Patna District Magistrate Chandrashekhar said the government has set up a two-member panel to look into the matter. “Further action will be initiated on the basis of the inquiry report,” he said, expressing his displeasure over the manner in which the protestors were thrashed. “Action will be initiated against the officer in question if the allegations of showing disregard to the national flag are found to be true,” he said.
Earlier, the state education minister said the process of appointment of CTET and STET passouts in the seventh phase would begin soon. Deputy CM Tejashwi Prasad Yadav also assured the aspiring teachers that the government is serious about their demands. The issue of teachers’ appointment has come to the fore at a time when the newly installed government has promised employment as its key welfare measure. The promise was also the core of Tejashwi’s campaign ahead of the 2020 assembly polls when he promised to provide 10 lakh jobs.
