New Delhi: Teachers of Delhi University joined the Strike call given by DUTA and participated in large numbers along with students in the Shiksha-Shikshak Bachao Rally from Mandi House to Parliament Street against National Education Policy (NEP) 2019 as the Government prepares to table it in the Winter Session of the Parliament.
The DUTA Rally was addressed by Kavita Krishnan, Member, Polit Bureau, CPI(ML), Mahabal Mishra, former MP, Lok Sabha and MLA (Congress) and Nilotpal Basu, former MP, Rajya Sabha (CPI (M)) who expressed solidarity with the teachers and students and warned the Government against attack on public funded higher education. Students’ organizations such as AISA, CYSS, KYS, SFI and Youth for Social Justice also participated in the Rally.
Teachers across the country have been vehemently protesting against the pernicious provisions included as policy matters in the Draft National Education Policy 2019 as they will lead to privatization and commercialization of public funded higher education.
