Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 19 2010:
Teachers of schools in Thoubal district under the Council of Teachers' Association (COTA) will take part in the series of protest carrying out by the association by staging a sit-in protest on April 22 in front of the ZEO, Thoubal office complex, a statement of the COTA signed by its convener said.
Another statement of the association also informed that the planned sit-in protest at Chandel and Ukhrul on April 20 and 21 respectively have been differed for the time being owing the bandh imposed in the hill districts.
On the other hand, extending support to the DESAM's called for ending the deadlock between the teachers and government over the sixth pay bands demand, Brachin National Union observed the agitation of the employees is also part of the people's right and called for support from the social organisations in ending the deadlock.