Punjab ETT Recruitment Row: 180 Teachers Protest Outside Finance Minister Harpal Cheema’s Residence, Allege Irregularities | Video
Chandigarh: Over 180 Elementary Teacher Training (ETT) teachers, accompanied by their family members, staged a protest sit-in outside the residence of Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema in Chandigarh on Saturday. #WATCH | Chandigarh: 180 ETT (Elementary Teacher Training) Teachers Union members, accompanied by their families, staged a protest outside Punjab Finance Minister Harpal…
Chandigarh: More than 180 Elementary Teacher Training (ETT) teachers joined by their families staged a protest outside the residence of Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday, August 22, 2026, over irregularities in their recruitment process. The teachers alleged that a department clerk manipulated the recruitment system to favor his associates.
After some time, the police apprehended the protesters and took them into custody. The teachers demanded the suspension of the Education Department clerk who allegedly orchestrated a scam. They alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party government, despite making promises to meet with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, has not taken any action. The teachers have been seeking justice for over a decade.
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