Teachers’ Unions hold District-Level Protest for Justice to Teachers who lost lives during Election Duty

Various teachers' unions organized a district-level protest, including a dharna followed by an angry effigy-burning demonstration against the Punjab Government and the State Election Commission, demanding justice for the teacher couple who lost their lives during Zila Parishad and Block Samiti election duty, as well as for teachers injured in various accidents.

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A demand letter was also sent to the Chief Minister of Punjab. In fact, on December 14, teacher Jaskaran Bhullar and his wife, teacher Kamaljeet Kaur, died when their car plunged into a water channel in Moga district while heading for election duty in the morning. Similarly, associate teacher Rajveer Kaur in Moonak (Sangrur district) was injured when her car fell into a drain. Likewise, education provider teacher Parmjeet Kaur was involved in an accident in Pattran, among other incidents across Punjab where