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MP Teachers Suspend TET Protest After Chief Minister's Assurance
Teachers in Madhya Pradesh have been protesting about the Teacher Eligibility Test, or TET.
Their protest began at Neelam Park in Bhopal on September 27.
They met Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday.
After the meeting, they agreed to pause the protest until December 20.
Yadav said the state government would raise their demands with the national government.
He also said the state would support their case in the Supreme Court.
The government will consider whether teachers can receive seniority from the date they were appointed.
The teachers say they may start protesting again on December 21 if their demands are not fulfilled.
Teachers in Madhya Pradesh suspended their protest against the Teacher Eligibility Test until December 20 after meeting Chief Minister Mohan Yadav.
The protest had been underway at Neelam Park in Bhopal since September 27.
Yadav said the state government would take the teachers’ demands to the Centre and support their case in the Supreme Court.
The government also agreed to consider giving teachers seniority from their appointment dates, according to the Morcha.
Teachers warned they would resume the agitation on December 21 if their demands are not met.
- Who
- Teachers protesting against the Teacher Eligibility Test and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav.
- What
- The teachers suspended their protest until December 20 after receiving assurances from the chief minister.
- Where
- The protest was held at Neelam Park in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- When
- The meeting took place on Friday; the protest is suspended until December 20, with possible resumption on December 21.
- Why
- The teachers are seeking action on their demands concerning the mandatory TET and seniority.
Key facts
- Protest began
- September 27
- Protest location
- Neelam Park, Bhopal
- Suspension through
- December 20
- Possible resumption
- December 21, if demands remain unfulfilled
- Government assurance
- Take teachers’ demands to the Centre and support their case in the Supreme Court
- Seniority proposal
- The government agreed to consider seniority from teachers’ appointment dates
Sources
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