Members of JACTTO GEO staging a demonstration in Dindigul on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: G. KARTHIKEYAN
Members of JACTTO-GEO staging a demonstration in Ramanathapuram on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: L. BALACHANDAR
The Joint Action Council of Tamil Nadu Teachers Organisations and the Government Employees Organisation, along with the Tamil Nadu Revenue Officers Association, led a protest at the Collectorate here on Tuesday.
The protest, which followed the breakdown of talks between the organisation and the Tamil Nadu government, held in all districts in the State.
The protest, which was for the implementation of a 10-fold charter of demands, insisted on the reviving of the old pension scheme and withdrawal of the new pension scheme.
The revenue officials and teachers who took one day for the protest made the officers and schools look empty. As the protest was carried out despite a Madurai bench of Madras High Court’s direction against the bandh call issued earlier.
P. Srinivasan, district secretary, Tamil Nadu Elementary school teachers’ union in Madurai issued a statement condemned the arrest of teachers and government employees by the police during the protest in Thoothukudi Collectorate.
“Mayil, one of the JACTTO-GEO organisers was also detained during the protest. The act of police and district administration of preventing the peaceful protesters from entering the Collectorate premises was against Article 19(1)(C) of the Indian Constitution which guarantees all the citizens the right to form associations and unions or cooperative societies,” they added.
They also demanded for the immediate release of more than 350 protesters who were detained by the police during the protest.
“Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin who controls the Tamil Nadu police should initiate action against the police officials who arrested teachers and government officials,” the statement added.
Dindigul
In Dindigul district, JACTTO-GEO along with Government Employees Organisation staged protest outside union office on Tuesday.
The protest was headed by the government employment organisation district secretary Mubarak Ali. JACTTO-GEO district coordinator Vincent Paulraj delivered a special address during the protest.
They condemned the DMK government for not implementing the election promises even after four years of sitting in the government.
Ramanathapuram
If the DMK government fails to give an announcement on the revival of old pension scheme in the upcoming budget, then that would be its last budget, warned JACTTO-GEO coordinator Elangovan.
They staged a protest outside Ramanathapuram panchayat union office.
Speaking there, Mr. Elangovan said that Mr. Stalin boasts about fulfilling 90% of their election promises, but none of them were implemented.
Sivaganga
As many teachers took casual leave for a day to protest, more than 500 schools in the districts did not function on Tuesday.
In the 1,132-government elementary and middle schools in the district, of 3,650 teachers, more than 2,200 teachers took casual leave. Similarly, in 138 government higher secondary schools, more than 1,120 teachers took leave.
Due to the protest, many schools remained shut for a day. Students who went to the school returned home as the teachers were not present in school.
Virudhunagar
Over 2,500 members of JACTTO GEO stayed away from work in Virudhunagar district as part of State-wide agitation on Tuesday. Some 300 of the teachers and Government employees, led by the council district coordinator, Selvaganesh, staged a demonstration on the Collectorate premises.
With over 1,000 teachers participating in the strike, classes at schools were affected in some of the schools.
Published - February 25, 2025 09:28 pm IST
