Striking teachers arrested
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 04, 2011:
Police today picked up 10 fasting teachers to take the number of striking teachers arrested to 116 since the commencement of the fast-unto-death stir of the Council of Teachers' Association.
A total of 106 teachers had already arrested by the police.
In the meantime, a meeting of the government teachers of Churachandpur district held today at Synot Hall resolved to extend support on the demand for payment of revised pay bands of the 6th Pay Commission.
Teachers of this district will also join the hunger strike stir from tomorrow.
However, teachers who assigned in the census operation will be relaxed from participation in the stir, a statement of the Churachandpur District Teachers' Association signed by its president Pauchinkham said.
Teachers also walkout of from participation in the census operations in Saikul A/C today, COTA claimed in a statement.