Guwahati: Mira Borthakur Goswami, the Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress president and a candidate for the Guwahati Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 general elections, on Tuesday, criticised Assam govt for its ‘continued failure' to address the long-standing demands of no-provincialised teachers in the state.
Her remarks come in view of the growing unrest among educators pushing for immediate provincialisation of their services and schools.
Over thousands of members of the All Assam Non Provincialised Teachers Association, from different parts of the state, gathered for a three days hunger strike in the Chachal area of the city. The protest began Monday. However, things turned grim when few of the teachers fell ill due to prolonged exhaustion and hunger and had to be rushed to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH).
During the sit-in, Goswami called on Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to prioritise the teachers demands and warned that the continued neglect would jeopardise the education sector of the state. "The chief minister says that he envisions Assam achieving great standards, but if he is truly serious about it, then it is unfortunate that these teachers' demands are still unmet," Goswami said.
Hurling some harsh words at the state education minister Ranoj Pegu, she also demanded him to resign from his post immediately. "Since the day the protest began, there has been no sign of the education minister. It should've been his duty to tend to their plight. Instead of being a puppet for the chief minister, he should resign," she added.
The educators expressed their disappointment, stating that despite multiple assurances from state govt, no concrete steps have been taken to address their concerns.
Partha Protim Gogoi, the general secretary of the association, said, "State govt had assured us that schools established before 2006 would be brought under provincialisation. Additionally, teachers who were left out of the process under the Assam Venture Educational Institutes (Provincialisation of Services) Acts of 2013 and 2021 would also be included. However, no progress has been made so far."
The educators reaffirmed their commitment to continuing their protest and demanded the following: the filling of vacant positions, timely disbursement of salaries, and the prompt implementation of promotions without delays. They warned that if these demands were not fulfilled, their agitation would persist.
Guwahati: Mira Borthakur Goswami, the Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress president and a candidate for the Guwahati Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 general elections, on Tuesday, criticised Assam govt for its ‘continued failure' to address the long-standing demands of no-provincialised teachers in the state.
Her remarks come in view of the growing unrest among educators pushing for immediate provincialisation of their services and schools.
Over thousands of members of the All Assam Non Provincialised Teachers Association, from different parts of the state, gathered for a three days hunger strike in the Chachal area of the city. The protest began Monday. However, things turned grim when few of the teachers fell ill due to prolonged exhaustion and hunger and had to be rushed to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH).
During the sit-in, Goswami called on Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to prioritise the teachers demands and warned that the continued neglect would jeopardise the education sector of the state. "The chief minister says that he envisions Assam achieving great standards, but if he is truly serious about it, then it is unfortunate that these teachers' demands are still unmet," Goswami said.
Hurling some harsh words at the state education minister Ranoj Pegu, she also demanded him to resign from his post immediately. "Since the day the protest began, there has been no sign of the education minister. It should've been his duty to tend to their plight. Instead of being a puppet for the chief minister, he should resign," she added.
The educators expressed their disappointment, stating that despite multiple assurances from state govt, no concrete steps have been taken to address their concerns.
Partha Protim Gogoi, the general secretary of the association, said, "State govt had assured us that schools established before 2006 would be brought under provincialisation. Additionally, teachers who were left out of the process under the Assam Venture Educational Institutes (Provincialisation of Services) Acts of 2013 and 2021 would also be included. However, no progress has been made so far."
The educators reaffirmed their commitment to continuing their protest and demanded the following: the filling of vacant positions, timely disbursement of salaries, and the prompt implementation of promotions without delays. They warned that if these demands were not fulfilled, their agitation would persist.