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Aspiring teachers clash with cops outside UP assembly
Tuesday March 20, 2012 08:21:38 PM,
IANS
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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh's new Samajwadi Party (SP) government Tuesday faced its
first major law and order challenge as police and hundreds of TET
(Teachers Eligibility Test) candidates demanding immediate
recruitment fought pitched battles outside the assembly.
Trouble began when the crowd, carrying placards like "hamare umeed
ki cycle aap (you are our bicycle of hope - SP's punchline during
the polls)" and shouting anti-SP slogans, started walking towards
the Vidhan Sabha and demanded that a senior government functionary
talk to them.
They demanded an assurance that there would be an early solution
to the TET mess. Pending a probe, announced by the former Mayawati
government following charges of large-scale malpractice and
favouritism, the selected candidates want the new government to
immediately announce their recruitment.
When police officials asked the demonstrators to submit a
memorandum and leave, the men and women stuck to their demands
following which water cannons were used on the mob. When even that
was ineffective, police personnel resorted to canes to disperse
the crowd. Eyewitnesses said even the young were brutally hit by
the policemen.
As a result, traffic was badly hit on the busy Vidhan Sabha-Railway
Station road.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Lucknow Ashutosh Pandey told IANS
that no one had been seriously injured and some protesters got
minor bruises.
"We tried to pacify the crowd for three hours but they were
adamant on surrounding the state assembly building and we were
left with no option as the traffic was being jammed and was
leading to a situation," said Vijay Bhushan, superintendent of
police (East).
TET was conducted by the former Mayawati-led government on Nov 13,
2011 and was aimed at recruiting teachers for primary and upper
primary schools. The test had created a lot of hope among the
unemployed yet educated masses in Uttar Pradesh.
Of the 11.53 lakh aspirants who appeared for the test, 2.70 lakh
candidates successfully qualified the TET. But charges of
corruption came soon after the results were announced Nov 26.
After Mayawati ordered a probe, several officials, including
Director Basic Education Sanjay Mohan, were arrested and jailed.
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