Sangrur, August 22
Protesting for more than over seven months and having spent lakhs from their pockets to sustain their agitation, unemployed members of various unions in Sangrur are firm in their resolve to get their demands met. With the start of a second indefinite protest atop a water tank, they are hopeful that they will make the government budge and announce jobs for them.
Despite rain on Sunday, Munish Kumar from Fazilika, continued his protest atop a water tank at Civil Hospital. “Protesters remain put at protest sites throughout the day, skipping their meal. They have their breakfast before joining the protest and have their food only when they reach home in the evening,” said Sukhwinder Dhilwan, president of the B.Ed and TET Pass Union. “Our protests will continue till our recruitment. Many have even decided to sell their vehicles to arrange money for protests”, said Nirpal Singh, a protester. Education minister Vijay Inder Singla said the department was meetings protesters to find early solution. — TNS
Won’t budge, says jobless teachers in Punjab
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