Teachers, staff stage protest
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 18 2024:
Teachers and staff of Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Takyel staged a protest demonstration today boycotting the appointment of an MCS officer to the post of Joint Director, Directorate of Craftsmen Training, Manipur.
During the protest, the staff and teachers wielded placards with messages such as "We boycott Court-suspended Joint Director, Directorate of Craftsmen Training, Manipur" and "We only accept the appointment of Joint Director from our Department from the feeder post" among others.
Speaking by the sideline of the protest, Government ITI staff L Dineshwor stated that the former Joint Director of the Directorate of Craftsmen Training, Manipur retired in December last year.
Following this, an MCS officer was appointed as the Joint Director as per an order issued by the State Government on February 8.In response, the Principal of Government ITI had filed a petition and the Court concerned suspended the State Government's order.
In addition, according to their office memorandum, the post of Joint Director should be filled from the Department via the line of promotion/feeder post, he added.
He asserted that the pro-test/boycott was carried out against the appointment of an MCS officer as the Joint Director, while completely disregarding the aforementioned Court order.
The MCS officer had also reportedly issued transfer and posting orders of Government ITI staff overlooking the Court order, L Dineshwor continued to allege.
Denouncing such acts, he cautioned that the teachers might intensify their boycott by suspending all classes with students also joining the protest if the MCS officer continues to discharge the duties of "Joint Director" .