The teacher union leaders had planned to hold a dharna outside the minister's residence throughout the night but they later changed their plan. Union cancels night protest after assurance Amandeep Singh, an unemployed teacher stated that they would continue to hold the protest until their demands were met. Teachers stated that they were only being given fake promises by the government for jobs. The protest started at 12 pm today and continues till 7.30 pm. On Tuesday, as many as 400 teachers assembled outside the residence of the Education Ministers to raise their demands against the unavailability of jobs. Slogans were also raised against the Education Minister by the unemployed teachers on this occasion.įor the past several days, the house of Education Minister Pargat Singh is being gheraoed by the teachers continuously. Amid this, a confrontation began between the teachers and the police, followed by a scuffle between the teachers and the police. The city police had made strict arrangements to control the protesters, but the agitating teachers still tried to break the barricades.ĭuring this, the teachers tried to move forward and the police made every effort to stop them. Continuing their stir against the state government, the BEd and TET pass unemployed teachers today again protested outside the residence of Education Minister Pargat Singh in the city.