TIWN Aug 14, 2019
AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Aug 14 (TIWN): 10323 teachers, who were terminated by the High Court and Supreme Court due to irregularities in the recruitment process under the previous CPI-M Govt and were promised by BJP before election to get a secured life once BJP comes in power have met Education Minister Ratanlal Nath demanding regularization or a job either in teaching or non-teaching. The 10323 teachers have placed a deputation to Education Minister with 8 demands. However, the meeting was done with a faction group whereas the main group is leading another march with a big protest to meet the CM, as just like CPI-M Govt’s time lack of unity is still observed among the 10323 teachers. One group is soft to Govt another turned hard. Education Minister Ratanlal Nath said, he likes the "10323 victimized Teachers Association" due to their talking method and met them.
After meeting, Ratanlal Nath said that the matter is very critical as Supreme Court’s verdict means the highest Law but Govt will hold a meeting with Education Dept to find out the ways to save 10323 teachers’ lives. He also suggested 10323 teachers to contribute ideas how to solve their problems.
Background of Tripura's 10323 Teachers issue : The 10323 teachers fist lost their jobs in High Court’s verdict in 2014 due to irregularities in recruitment. Then the previous CPI-M led State Sovt managed stay order on High Court’s order by appealing Supreme Court and after much delays in the hearings, finally Supreme Court also in 2017, March 29 terminated all the teachers but with humanitarian view Supreme Court permitted all the 10323 teachers to continue their jobs till December 31st, 2017.When CPI-M led State Govt repealed in Supreme Court to extend their jobs for 1 year, Supreme Court extended the job for 6 months on ad hoc basis and finally only 27 days have left for the teachers final terminations. BJP Govt then appealed in Supreme Court to extend the teachers jobs beyond June 30, 2018 for more 2 years. BJP to urge Supreme Court to extend those teachers jobs till 2020, 30th June and SC also extended for 17 months to control the teachers crisis.
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