AMESTA stages hunger strike
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 17 2014 :
A hunger strike protest demanding requisite qualification scale (Higher scale) by the All Manipur Elementary School Teachers Association (AMESTA) was staged at Khoyathong Pukhri Achouba Mapal today.
Speaking to mediapersons at the protest, a spokesperson of AMESTA asserted that the State Cabinet has still not implemented the requisite qualification scale after it had assured of it earlier.
The hunger strike in protest was started since yesterday at Khoyathong.
It would be continued till October 22.Similar democratic protest would be carried out if their demand is not fulfilled, he asserted.
During the protest the protesters put up placards which read 'Save teacher's life', 'Don't make the innocent teachers feel ashamed' etc.