The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has begun a yatra from Dandi to Ahmedabad to protest the recruitment of assistant teachers on fixed pay basis for the government and grants-in-aid schools in Gujarat. This follows a sit-in organised by the Congress, which is the principal Opposition party in the State.
“The AAP is undertaking a foot march under the banner of Yuva Adhikar Yatra from October 13 to 20 with the party expecting the State’s youth to join the agitation in large numbers,” Gujarat AAP leader Yuvrajsinh Jadeja said.
“Be it the issue of recruitment or malpractices in competitive examinations, the AAP has been raising such matters before the government. One of the most pressing issues pertains to Gyan Sahayak, or contractual teachers, who are to be recruited on a fixed pay basis,” Mr. Jadeja told reporters.
