Begin transfers of teachers in rural areas: Association

Hubballi: Karnataka Government Rural Primary School Teachers Association has urged the government to start the transfer process as assured by the chief minister recently.
Association state president Ashok Sajjan said on Saturday that a Bengaluru Chalo call has been given on February 12 to increase pressure on the government. More than 20,000 teachers will take part in it, he added.

“We will protest at Freedom Park in Bengaluru and put forward 26 demands, including transfer of teachers. We will wait for the announcement by the government till evening on that day. If the government fails to announce transfers, the next mode of protest will be announced soon. We are ready to sacrifice our lives for the cause of teachers. Teachers, especially those serving in rural areas, are fed up with the step motherly treatment by the government. We will not tolerate anymore. If the government does not react positively, we will consider boycotting classes, going on hunger strike or other modes of protest,” he added.

“Over 78,000 applications seeking transfer are pending with the government due to lobbying by teachers serving in urban areas for over 10 years in urban areas. Many of the teachers who applied for transfers have lost their lives due to stress and other reasons,” he said.

L I Lakkammanavar, Sharannappagouda R K, S F Patil, Rajashri Prabhakar, Govind Jujare and others were present.