AAP National Media In-charge Anurag Dhanda Fumes Over Deployment of School Teachers for Census Duty

Aam Aadmi Party National Media In-charge Anurag Dhanda has slammed the Nayab Singh Saini government over the deployment of teachers for census duty in Haryana. He stated that the state's schools are already reeling under a severe shortage of teachers and other staff. By engaging teachers and staff in census work, the government is actively disrupting students' education. Shockingly, in most schools, the entire teaching and non-teaching staff has been put on duty, raising serious questions regarding student safety. This essentially forces students into unnecessary and compulsory holidays.

Anurag Dhanda pointed out that while a large number of teaching posts are vacant, CM Nayab Saini has proven that the BJP has nothing to do with student education by assigning the majority of available teachers to census work. The Nayab government has deployed all teachers from several schools for the census; in schools with only a single teacher, even that sole educator has been ordered to report for duty. With the new academic session beginning and the admission process underway, the question arises: Who will look after the children in schools? Who will be responsible for their studies and safety?

In Ambala's Government Primary School No. 6, School No. 3, Motinagar School, Karsonda, and Kardhan schools, only 3-5 teachers are available, and all have been assigned to the census process. Furthermore, the government did not spare the lone teacher at Baragarh Primary School, who has also received orders for training. This situation is reflected across all 22 districts of the state. By issuing such a decree, CM Nayab Saini has worked to deprive students of education while also hurting the morale and self-respect of teachers.

Attacking CM Nayab Saini with statistics, Anurag Dhanda noted the massive shortage of teaching and non-teaching staff. Currently, 15,451 teaching posts are vacant. This includes 3,998 Post Graduate Teachers (PGT), 7,707 Trained Graduate Teachers (TGT) and Elementary School Headmasters (ESHM), and 3,746 Primary Teachers (PRT) and Head Teachers. Nuh has the highest vacancy with 4,954 posts, followed by Yamunanagar (1,721), Palwal (1,595), Gurugram (1,130), and Faridabad (934). Similarly, there is a shortage of 925 teachers in Ambala, 914 in Sirsa, 551 in Sonipat, and 314 in Rohtak. There are 298 government schools in Haryana with no regular teacher, and 1,051 schools have only one regular teacher. In such a scenario, sending teachers for census work is staggering.

Anurag Dhanda remarked that the Nayab government's insensitivity toward education is evident from the fact that while the new session has started, the free textbooks to be provided by the Education Department have not reached the students. Teachers are forced to teach the old syllabus. Books from Bal Vatika to Class 9 have not arrived in all districts, including Yamunanagar and Jind.

Questioning CM Nayab Saini, Dhanda said that on one hand, the BJP government has failed to provide enough teachers for Haryana's students, and on the other, it has diverted the few available teachers to census duty. This proves that the BJP has an issue with educated people and the education provided to them. The BJP only wants to see Haryana submerged in gangsters, drug addiction, and crime.

Anurag Dhanda added that removing teachers from their students for census duty is administratively improper and violates service rules. It damages the morale and dignity of teachers. The government should deploy personnel from the relevant departments for this work, or make new recruits if necessary, and stop playing with the rights of teachers and students.

Issuing a warning to CM Nayab Saini, Anurag Dhanda stated that the Aam Aadmi Party will not tolerate any tampering with education and students' futures. The government must immediately cancel the orders sending teachers for census duty so they can perform the job they were hired for and ensure education is not disrupted. If this is not done, the Aam Aadmi Party will be forced to launch a major agitation involving teachers and parents across the state.