No Classes in Jadavpur University as teachers cease for Second day

Kolkata: Classes were not held in the Jadavpur University for the second day on Wednesday following a cease work by the teachers demanding the total implementation of the latest revised pay scale recommended by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The teachers were also demanding the cancellation of the draft National Educational Policy, 2019. “The cease work called by the Jadavpur University Students Union, the All Bengal University Teachers’ Association (Jadavpur Chapter) and West Bengal College and University Teachers’ Association (Jadavpur) were comprehensive”, said JUTA general secretary Partha Pratim Roy. “No classes were held in any of the four faculties,” Roy told. Over 450 teachers have participated in the sit-in demonstration since Tuesday. The protesting teachers have also demanded implementation of the provisions of having elected representatives in the various university bodies and revision of the statute. (IANS)

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