‘Transfer of Education Secretary a victory for teachers’

 

Terming the transfer of Punjab Education Secretary Krishan Kumar a victory for teachers’ movement against autocracy, the Democratic Teachers’ Front (DTF), Punjab unit, in the district hoped to find solutions to their issues.

DTF state president Vikram Dev said Education Secretary Krishan Kumar had created an atmosphere of chaos and unrest during his tenure in the department. “We hope the game of statistics will end and the department will now focus on actually improving the standards of teaching,” he said. Teachers’ unions and organisations had been calling for the removal of Krishan Kumar, owing to the conflict of interest, alleging him of autocracy and ordering salary cuts, which led to a major agitation against him in 2018-19. A number of teacher union heads were also suspended and transferred due to the tussle between the department and unions.

The collective teachers’ organisations had recently also started a campaign for the removal of Krishan Kumar. The DTF members also demanded a probe into the expenditure incurred by the department under his tenure for printing of exercise books, training seminars and other expenses.

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