Terminated B.Ed teachers shaved their heads as part of their protest against their illegal termination.

 

 

 

In a significant political intervention that could reshape the ongoing discourse on the plight of 2621 terminated B.Ed.-trained assistant teachers, senior BJP leader and MP Brijmohan Agrawal has urged Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai to consider a One Time Exemption (OTE) policy and rehabilitate the affected educators on equivalent vacant posts such as lab assistants or physical instructors. In a strongly worded letter addressed to the Chief Minister, Agrawal highlighted that these teachers were recruited under the 2023 direct recruitment drive but were dismissed after 16 months of service due to procedural technicalities, not because of any misconduct. He termed the decision as harsh and disproportionate, stating that it had pushed thousands of families—mostly from middle-income and BPL backgrounds—into economic uncertainty and mental distress.

 

“These teachers were not just employees; they had become an integral part of the state’s school ecosystem,” Agrawal wrote. “Today, they find themselves stripped of dignity, robbed of livelihood, and left in limbo.” Drawing attention to vacancies in government middle and high schools, Agrawal urged the state government to adopt a humane and constitutionally sensitive approach and utilise its authority under Article 21—the Right to Life—to safeguard the future of these qualified individuals.

 

“When in power, it is not just governance that matters, but the ability to wipe tears of the suffering,” the MP said, appealing to the Chief Minister for swift and sensitive resolution. Agrawal emphasised that many of these dismissed teachers are facing severe unemployment and are on the brink of social alienation. He warned that delay in addressing their grievances could result in long-term societal damage, especially in the educational landscape of rural and semi-urban Chhattisgarh. Meanwhile, echoing similar views, Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao on Tuesday affirmed that the high-power committee constituted by Chhattisgarh Government is studying all the possibilities to address the grievance of terminated B.Ed teachers. “On the basis of the report submitted by the committee, the state government will work seriously towards their much-needed cause,” he maintained. “MP Agrawal’s intervention has rekindled hope among the terminated teachers, many of whom have been protesting silently, seeking justice and reinstatement since December last year,” Nikhil Dixena, a terminated B.Ed teacher, expressed his hope. Meanwhile, another beleaguered B.Ed teacher, Ashwani Kurrey remarked, “A senior parliamentarian like Brijmohan Agrawal now voicing our cause, the teachers are looking towards the CM’s office with renewed expectation.”