Leaders of various teachers’ associations have deplored the statements reportedly made against the unions by Revenue Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao.
In separate statements on Sunday, N. Venkateswarlu and K.S.S. Prasad, president and general secretary of the AP United Teachers’ Federation (UTF), and State president and general secretary of Andhra Pradesh Teachers’ Federation (APTF) Ch. Manjula and K. Bhanumurthy, demanded that the Minister withdraw his statements.
The UTF leaders said there was no truth in the Minister’s claim that the teachers’ unions always criticised the government. Referring to the oft-repeated government’s claim that it was pouring crores of rupees into the education sector, they said the teacher unions would feel happy if the initiatives bore fruit and students benefited by them.
