Multiple protests on the second day of Assam Assembly's winter session

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: Multiple protests were witnessed in Chachal area of the city on Tuesday coinciding with the second day of the Assam Legislative Assembly Winter Session. Among them were the All Assam Primary and Upper Primary Mid-Day Meal Cook and Helper Association, Siksha Sarathi Siksha Karmi and Community Volunteer Association of Assam, All Assam Non-Provincialized Teachers' Association and the Muslim Students' Union of Assam.

The All Assam Primary and Upper Primary Mid-Day Meal Cook and Helper Association dispatched a memorandum to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma containing their charter of demands. The association sought a remuneration hike from the current Rs 1,500 to Rs 9,600 for the 1,18,998 cooks and helpers engaged in the Assam Primary and Upper Primary Mid-Day Meal scheme. It also sought release of pending arrears of the last three months as well as pension and medical benefits.

The Siksha Sarathi Siksha Karmi and Community Volunteer Association of Assam staged a protest seeking re-conduct of special TET examination. The association alleged that the examination body had set an out-of-syllabus question paper in the special TET examination which was held on October 3 because of which only 667 out of 13,906 candidates could pass.

On the other hand, the All Assam Non-Provincialized Teachers' Association demanded job regularization of non-provincialized teachers and also called for the inclusion of all public schools recognized by the education department under the provincialization law.

Similarly, the Muslim Students' Union of Assam staged a protest seeking withdrawal of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and compensation amount of Rs 20 lakh each to the families of those killed in police firing and Rs 10 lakh to the injured.

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