Orissa teachers court arrest

By Our Staff Reporter

BHUBANESWAR, DEC. 4. Thousands of teachers from a large number of aided and non-aided schools and colleges of Orissa held a rally in front of the State Assembly here today to highlight their demands.

The teachers are protesting against the freezing of grant-in-aid for educational institutions and capping of educational expenditure. They are also demanding a substantial increase in the Government's expenditure on education. According to the Shikshak Mahasangh, a large number of teachers were detained by police in different parts of Bhubaneswar as well as far off places.

The teachers, including 125 who courted arrest during the demonstration, were released late in the afternoon. As many as 50 platoons of policemen were deployed around the Assembly building and the demonstration passed off peacefully.

Later, the Mahasangh representatives held a meeting with the Chief Minister, Mr. Naveen Patnaik.

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