Tension in Moga during teachers' protest

Moga, June 17 (UNI) Tension gripped the Moga district town today when agitating unemployed teachers had a tussle with the police over carrying an effigy of Punjab Education Minister Upinderjit Kaur during a protest march.

The trouble arose when members of Unemployed B Ed Teachers Front, protesting against the recent police lathicharge on unemployed teachers at Kapurthala, were not allowed by security men to take a protest march while carrying an effigy of the Punjab Education Minister.

The security men snatched the effigy from the protestors and the agitated teachers started raising alogans against the government and the Education Minister.

Later, they were allowed to take out a protest march without the effigy. The protestors demanded action against the police officials responsible for thde Kapurthala lathicharge.

They were also critical of the SAD-BJP government for its alleged failure to fulfil its promise to provide regular employment to 40,000 B Ed teachers.

Mr Harjinder Singh, president of Unemployed B Ed Teachers Front, criticised the police for not allowing them to burn an effigy of the minister on the GT road.

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