Keralam Lower Primary School Teacher rank holders eat grass in protest — why are they demonstrating for over a month?
LPST rank holders protested outside the Kerala Secretariat by eating grass, voicing frustration over delayed appointment orders. Their agitation has lasted over 34 days, with ‘no action’ from the government and ongoing allegations of irregularities in the PSC examination process.
Lower Primary School Teachers in Kerala have been on a 34-day protest outside the state secretariat, eating grass as a symbolic act to highlight their frustration with the government's delay in issuing appointment orders. The protest began after they claimed they had been kept waiting despite passing the Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) selection process.
The teachers have engaged in various forms of protest, including a hunger strike, but have received no response from the government. They accused authorities of avoiding them and failing to act. Before the current government came into power, they were assured that their demands would be addressed. The protest is linked to alleged irregularities in the evaluation process of a Kerala PSC examination for Chief-level positions in the State Planning Board.
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