AMESTA stages sit-in
Source: The Sangai Express
Jiribam, November 24 2016:
The All Manipur Elementary School Teachers Association (AMESTA), Jiribam, staged a sit-in-protest today against the Government's decision to lower elementary school teachers' pay scale.
The protesting teachers displayed placards inscribed with slogan like, 'Withdraw the Government order of degradation of requisite scale', 'Degrading teachers' pay scale is not a right step', 'We want justice', etc.
National executive member of OBC Morcha, BJP, Abujam Umapada Luwang visited the protest site.
Addressing the teachers, Umapada Luwang said, "It is very unfortunate that the pay scale of teachers was degraded by the State Government when the Union Government is trying to hike the pays of teachers" .
The BJP OBC Morcha executive member further assured the teachers that he will discuss about the matter with Central authorities.
Later, the protesters marched towards the ZEO, Jiribam, office and lockdown the same, our correspondent reports.