Several teachers from Central and State universities and colleges celebrated Teachers’ Day on Tuesday in a unique way — by courting arrest.
Protesting under the banners of the All India Federation of University & College Teachers’ Organisations(AIFUCTO) and the Federation of Central University Teachers’ Associations (FEDCUTA), they were demonstrating against non-declaration of the Chauhan Pay Review Committee Report, that was submitted over six months ago.
Their demands included 100% funding for Central and State universities, and opposition to alleged attempts by the government to impose “autonomous colleges” and “graded autonomy of universities”.
The gathering was addressed by Rajya Sabha MP and CPI member D. Raja, who led a delegation of AIFUCTO and FEDCUTA office-bearers to meet Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar.
The delegation said the Minister assured them that pay revision would be announced “very soon”.