A guest teacher at a government school in Haryana’s Rohtak was suspended two days after she participated in the June 6 protest organised by the Cockroach Janta Party at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, The Hindu reported on Thursday.
Sulekha Dalal, a teacher at the Government Middle School in Rainkpura, was “placed under suspension with effect from June 8” by the district elementary education officer in a June 10 order.
The document mentioned no reason for the action. However, the District Elementary Education Officer Bijender Hooda told The Hindu that Dalal had “violated the conduct rules for government employees by leaving her station and taking part in the protest without prior approval”.
The protests by the CJP had come in the wake of the cancellation of the undergraduate National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for medical college admissions following allegations of a paper leak.
Students and job seekers have also alleged irregularities in the Class 12 exam conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education and the Staff Selection Commission test for government posts.
The action against Dala came after a video was widely shared online showing her addressing protesters.
In the clip, she could be heard describing the protest as a “do or die” fight and said she was participating as a mother supporting children, The Indian Express reported.
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