The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday sought to take credit for Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal’s decision to stall recruitment of fresh teachers through the Staff Selection Board (SSB).
BJP State chief Manoj Tiwari reiterated that the Delhi BJP had continuously demanded that guest teachers, who had “given up their prime time running government schools” had the first claim over any vacancy for regular teaching jobs that needed to be filled.
‘Repeated appeals’
“We welcome the L-G’s decision, which comes after the recent announcement for the recruitment of teachers through the SSB, against which we had lodged a strong protest, both with the L-G and the Chief Minister,” said Mr. Tiwari.
Last week, the party had said that a large number of agitating guest teachers had met Mr. Tiwari and sought his support, after which he had again appealed to the Delhi government to consider a quota for them.
He had also spoken to Mr. Baijal regarding the same.
Seeking justice
“Thursday’s order at the BJP’s insistence is the first step towards getting justice for guest teachers. We appeal to the Arvind Kejriwal government to pass a Cabinet note and call a special session of the Assembly to pass a resolution suggesting regular teaching employment to all 17,000 guest teachers till the age of retirement. The BJP wants them to be absorbed as regular teachers,” he added.