Teachers’ protest to intensify in Kathmandu from 21st day onwards
The protest schedule has also been revised. While demonstrations were previously held from 9 AM, starting Wednesday, protests will now begin at 11 AM and continue until 2 PM.
KATHMANDU: The ongoing teachers’ protest demanding the implementation of the School Education Act is set to gain momentum, with a more forceful and broader movement planned in Kathmandu starting from the 21st day of the agitation.
Laxmi Kishore Subedi, Chairperson of the Nepal Teachers’ Federation, has called upon teachers from rural areas to join the protest in Kathmandu, emphasizing that their participation is crucial at this decisive stage. “This is a defining moment. Send your colleagues from the villages to Kathmandu so they too can proudly take part in this historic movement,” he said.
The protest schedule has also been revised. While demonstrations were previously held from 9 AM, starting Wednesday, protests will now begin at 11 AM and continue until 2 PM.
Since Chaitra 20, community school teachers across the country have been staging protests in the capital. As a result, the government has rescheduled the Grade 11 examinations to start from Baisakh 21.
According to Chairperson Subedi, a meeting of the National Committee held on Tuesday decided to make the movement even stronger.
He also praised the discipline and restraint shown by the protesters so far and urged everyone to maintain the same spirit in the days ahead.
Wednesday’s demonstration will see teachers marching in provincial groups following the main banner of the National Committee.
Subedi also appealed to all participants to respect the protest’s decorum and refrain from engaging in any prohibited activities.
Civil Servants Refuse to Conduct Grade 12 Exams
The Nepal Civil Servants Union has once again expressed its solidarity with the teachers’ ongoing protest, which has been demanding better professional rights for school teachers and staff, as well as improvements in the quality of education.
In addition to showing support, the union has decided not to cooperate with government decisions related to the protest.
Their decision has placed the examination board in a dilemma.
With civil servants joining the resistance, the government was compelled to postpone the Grade 12 examinations to Baisakh 21.
However, the teachers’ refusal to participate in evaluation work has also halted the checking of answer sheets for Grade 10 exams, leaving the results of 514,017 students hanging in uncertainty.
