PROTEST AT VKSU FOR SALARIES

PROTEST AT VKSU FOR SALARIES

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RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA---------------------------A vigorous protest was held on Wednesday at Veer Kunwar Singh University (VKSU), Ara, to press for various demands, including the provision of regular salaries and pensions for teachers and non-teaching staff of affiliated degree colleges in Bihar, and the payment of grant amounts that have been pending for years.

The meeting was presided over by Prof. Dr. Shambhunath Singh, President of the VKSU unit of FACTNEC, while the proceedings were conducted by Dr. Harendra Kumar. Raising their voices against the government's "non-aided" (finance-less) education policy, the protesting teachers demanded the implementation of a system ensuring regular salaries and pensions for the staff of affiliated colleges. They also demanded that no fees be charged to students at the time of admission and that the admission fee amount be transferred directly to the accounts of eligible students as an incentive. Furthermore, a demand was raised for the government takeover of affiliated educational institutions and degree colleges that meet the required infrastructure and prescribed standards. Hundreds of teachers and staff members from various colleges participated in the sit-in and protest, including Prof. Dr. Shambhunath Singh, Prof. Dr. Nibha Parmar, Prof. Dr. Kumari Indrani, Prof. Ragini Kumari, Prof. Dr. Meena Kumari, Prof. Seema Kumari, Prof. Kalyani Singh, Prof. Dr. Anubha Kumari, Prof. Kumari Maya, Prof. Dr. Anju Kumari, Prof. Dr. Tahseen Khanam, Prof. Dr. Gudiya Kumari, Prof. Dr. Priyanka Kumari, Prof. Dr. Shiv Shakti Singh, Prof. Suresh Kumar Singh, Prof. Dr. Sandeep Kumar, Prof. Dr. Surendra Prasad Srivastava, Prof. Manoj Kumar, Prof. Vijay Kumar Singh, Prof. Umakant Shukla, Prof. Suman Kumari, Prof. Lalti Kumari, Prof. Angad Singh, Dineshwar Kumar Singh, Radheshyam Chaubey, Dr. Ravindra Kumar, and Dinesh Kumar Upadhyay.