Police lathi-charge protestors in front of CM office
LUCKNOW: Several people were injured when the police lathicharged hundreds of education department employees, under the dependents category, who were protesting in front of the CM Secretariat office at Lal Bahadur Shashtri building on Wednesday.
The protestors were obstructing the road before the movement of chief minister Yogi Adityanath who, along with director general of police (DGP) Sulkhan Singh, was reviewing the law and order situation at his office.
Additional superintendent of police (ASP), East, Sarvesh Mishra said the education department had provided jobs to most of the dependents under the fourth class category.
“Nearly 500 education employees, however, protested at the Laxman Mela ground, demanding adjustment of deceased education employee dependents as per their qualification.”
He said the district administration had received their memorandum and had assured them to recommend the same to the
They refused to remove the road blockage, following which mild force was used to chase them away. SARVESH MISHRA, ASP, East
authorities concerned for further consideration.
Despite the assurance, the ASP said, around 200 protestors gathered outside the CM office and started raising slogans.
“They refused to remove the road blockage despite multiple efforts, following which mild force was used to chase them away,” he said.
However, a protestor alleged that the sudden lathi-charge caused a stampede-like situation during which several people were injured.
“Many of us lost our shoes and other belongings in a bid to escape the lathi-charge,” he said.
The protestors have threatened to go on an indefinite hunger strike if their demands are not met.