KSTA stages protest against transfer of leaders

The Kerala School Teachers’ Association (KSTA) staged a protestation successful beforehand of the Directorate of General Education astatine Jagathy present and successful assorted territory office against transportation of its leaders, alleging that the determination was carried retired successful usurpation of norms. The protesters burned the transportation orders during the agitation. The transfers were intended to settee governmental scores, the KSTA alleged, demanding that they beryllium rolled back.

The organisation alleged that its State caput P.J. Binesh and Wayanad territory associated caput Wilson Thomas had been transferred to Kasaragod aft orders issuing them to Wayanad had been issued. Both were connected deputation astatine the Samagra Shiksha Kerala and had applied for a instrumentality to their location district. As per a authorities bid issued successful 2017, an worker astatine the extremity of their deputation should beryllium posted to their location district. Accordingly, orders had been issued by the past DGE transferring them to schools successful Wayanad wherever vacancies existed. However, erstwhile they were astir to join, they were told that the directorate had fixed instructions that they should not beryllium allowed to join.

Five days aft their transportation to Wayanad, those orders were cancelled and they were transferred to Kasaragod. Mr. Thomas, the KSTA pointed out, had lone 1 twelvemonth near for retirement. Many tribunal verdicts had underscored that unit with a twelvemonth of work remaining should beryllium fixed transfers to their location districts if vacancies exist, the KSTA said.

Moreover, these 2 transfers were conditional and the teachers were required to determination retired erstwhile the wide online transportation process for higher secondary teachers was conducted. However, adjacent the impermanent transfers were aboriginal cancelled, the relation alleged. The protestation held successful beforehand of the directorate present was inaugurated by KSTA caput A. Najeeb. Its State caput P.V. Rajesh addressed the gathering. KSTA territory vice-president E. Ismail presided implicit the function, portion territory caput R. Vidyavinod spoke.