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Sangrur: After several farmers from Punjab are on fast to death for which Punjab government were strongly criticized by Supreme court on Yesterday another big challenge for AAP government in Punjab have raised after a fast-unto-death by a computer teacher in the party-ruled entered the eighth day .
The protesting teachers alleges the Bhagwant Mann government’s “failure” to pay their salary dues.
Several teachers in the state have been on fast-unto-death since last one week in the state, who are already on protest from the last 120th day against the Punjab government’s “failure” to take note of their demands related to wage revision and parity.
Harpreet, an agitating teacher sitting close to the venue of Singla’s hunger strike, told media, “Johnny sir’s fast-unto-death started on December 22 and has entered its eighth day but no official has come to enquire.”
The protesting teachers, under the aegis of Computer Adhyapak Bhukh Hartal Sanghrash Committee, said while Punjab Cabinet ministers had visited the Khanauri border to meet fasting farmer Union leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, no efforts had been made by the Mann government to redress the computer teachers’ grievances.
Another agitating teacher, Gurpreet Siddhu, said, “Ahead of the Assembly election, the ruling AAP had promised that under their government nobody would need to agitate or climb water tanks to get their genuine demands accepted.”
“But today, not only have our earlier wage benefits been withdrawn but our colleague has also been pushed towards fast-unto-death,” Siddhu told IANS.
“The AAP government had come to power on the assurance that their treasury would never get empty like its predecessors but they have failed to clear our dues,” said Siddhu.
Rohit Kansal, another agitating teacher, said, “Johnny sir was forced to take the extreme step of fast-unto-death to mount pressure on the government.”
“He tells me that he does not want his death to go to waste. He wants to lay down his life while fighting the government,” Kansal said, slamming the AAP government’s “double-speak” over fulfilling the computer teachers’ demands despite over 40 meetings with ministers.
The demands of the computer teachers included the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission, revision in dearness allowance and help for families of over 100 computer teachers who had died during service.
