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SRINAGAR
MLA Langate Sheikh Abdul Rashid, who was a civil engineer by profession before joining unionist politics, on Wednesday, expressed deep anger and anguish over the orders issued by Government that teachers along with Chowkidars will have to stay during night in the schools to protect them from burning.
In a statement issued this afternoon, Er Rashid said, “there can be nothing condemnable and insulting not for the teachers but for the entire nation that teachers have been reduced to the level of Chowkidars.”
“May Government answer what is fault of teachers if Government has failed to protect schools and other establishments? Not only that on moral ground these orders are unacceptable but how can teachers protect schools in dark nights empty handed in an atmosphere where police men are not able to protect even their weapons and police stations. If Government is providing security to life and property of hundreds of white elephants including Chief Minister, Ministers, MLAs, MLCs, MPs, political renegades, bureaucrats, and other so-called protected persons besides providing security to security establishments and many other institutions, why can’t it safeguard schools. The move also seems a desperate attempt by the Government to threaten and blackmail Government employees, as they have geared up against termination of their twelve colleagues. The Government’s intentions, will, behaviour and measures force even a lay men to conclude that Government is itself involved in the conspiracy against schools, not only to teach Kashmiri’s a lesson but to defame the society by posturing as if Kashmiris are keen bent to burn schools,” the lawmaker said.
He appealed all saner voices to raise their protest against not only putting life of thousands of teachers to risk and vulnerability but insulting and disgracing the torch bearers of our nation.
