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Punjab cops use water cannons to disperse protesting teachers at Chandigarh-Mohali border

Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestLinkedinCopy URLTelegramEmailTumblrReddItPrintKoo MOHALI (PB), Mar 2: Punjab Police on Monday used water cannons on protesting teachers who, in an attempt to march towards Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s residence to press for various demands, tried to force their way through barricades erected at the Chandigarh-Mohali border point. The protesters were also cane-charged. Heavy police deployment was made at the Chandigarh-Mohali border point in view of a call given by teachers under the banner of Special Cadre Teachers Front, Punjab, to ‘gherao’ the chief minister’s residence.

Punjab cops use water cannons to disperse protesting teachers at Chandigarh-Mohali border

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Key Highlights

  • Barricades were erected to prevent protesters from moving towards Chandigarh.
  • During the rally, several teachers, including women, tried to scale these barricades, prompting the police to use water cannons on them.
  • Anubhav Gupta, a protester, said that turbans of several teachers were tossed off, while a few of them sustained injuries.
  • Teachers said they had given a protest call to press for various demands.
  • They said that in 2023, the state government distributed appointment letters to 12,710 temporary teachers, thus regularising their jobs.
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  1. Punjab cops use water cannons to disperse protesting teachers at Chandigarh-Mohali border

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