Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 16 2010:
The relay hunger strike of the Council of Teachers' Association (COTA), underway at the gate of Johnstone Higher Secondary School, in demand of 6th Central Pay revision has completed 11 days.
In a press release, COTA said that they would honour the request of the Chief Minister and Education Minister to wait until January 4th next year.
The release further stated that in a MOU signed on May 19 this year, the state government had accepted to give the teachers from Primary to Higher Secondary level the 6th Central Pay in toto.
Meanwhile, the All Manipur Government Higher Secondary Lecturers' Welfare Association in a press release informed all the lecturers to attend school and also to participate in the relay hunger strike of COTA in turns.
It also informed the students to attend classes regularly.