Teachers in Andhra Pradesh continue protest over pay revision

Amaravati: Government teachers in Andhra Pradesh continued their protest over pay revision and other demands, rejecting the deal reached between the state government and PRC Sadhana Samithi.
Various teachers’ unions on Tuesday quit the steering committee of PRC Sadhana Samithi as a mark of protest over the deal reached on Saturday.
Leaders of the teachers’ unions made it clear that they will not accept the sops offered by the government as the main demand for pay revision was not addressed.
State Teachers’ Union president Joseph Sudheer Babu, United Teachers’ Federation general secretary K. S. S. Prasad and Andhra Pradesh Teachers’ Federation president Hrudaya Raju announced their resignation from the steering committee saying it acted unilaterally during the talks with the government.
They announced that they will continue their protest as the government has not accepted their demands. The unions said teachers will participate in the ongoing five-day protest.
The teachers’ associations threatened to intensify their protest. They said a round table meeting will be called soon to chalk out their future course of action.