The reserved category candidates involved in the recruitment of 69 thousand teachers in UP surrounded the Apna Dal (S) party office and the residence of Minister Ashish Patel on Tuesday. The candidates are sitting on a dharna in front of the minister’s house demanding the implementation of the decision given by the double bench of the High Court Lucknow. The candidates who have arrived in large numbers are raising strong slogans here. A huge police force is deployed on the spot, which is trying to remove them.
Candidates say that the government should implement the High Court’s decision as soon as possible and pave the way for the appointment of reserved category candidates by giving them justice. Before that, tainted officers should be removed immediately and new officers should be appointed so that the recruitment process can be completed transparently.
Amarendra Patel, who was leading the protest, said that this recruitment process started in the year 2018. When its result came, injustice was done to the candidates of reserved category on a large scale and they were denied jobs. After going through a long agitation and judicial process, on 13 August 2024, the double bench of Lucknow High Court has given a verdict in the interest of the candidates of reserved category and has ordered the appointment of the candidates by following the rules. But the government is making excuses in this matter, we want the government to resolve this matter as soon as possible and issue a schedule to tell when we victims are being appointed.
Patel said that the court has cancelled the original selection list of 69 thousand teacher recruitment and ordered the government to issue a new list within three months following the reservation rules. But the government has not started any work yet and has only held a meeting. Our demand is that the government should issue the schedule of our selection process.