Police Foil Protest of Rehbar-e-Khel Teachers in Jammu

Last Update: January 05, 2023, 12:24 pm IST

Police resorted to lathicharge and foiled the protest by Rehbar-e-Khel (REK) teachers.  (Representational/File)

Police resorted to lathicharge and foiled the protest by Rehbar-e-Khel (REK) teachers. (Representational/File)

Hundreds of REK teachers tried to take out a protest march from Jammu Press Club, but were prevented from doing so by the police.

Police on Wednesday resorted to lathicharge and foiled a protest by Rehbar-e-Khel (REK) teachers demanding regularization of their services.

Hundreds of REK teachers tried to take out a protest march from Jammu Press Club, but were prevented from doing so by the police. When the protesters insisted on taking out the march, the police lathi-charged them to disperse them.

The teachers hit out at the administration, saying it had promised them that their demands would be looked into.

GC Murmu, former Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, constituted a committee to find a way to reduce the hardships of Rehbar-e-Khel teachers, such as reducing the probation period from seven years to five years as per the RET pattern and increasing our salary To increase ,

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