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64 contractual teachers identified for stringent punishment

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Press Trust of India Patna
Last Updated : Jan 25 2013 | 5:33 AM IST

Of the 64 contractual teachers, 51 of them have been showcaused or identified for action after they were found to be involves in violence and arson in Khagaria district during the Chief Minister's visit on September 27 last, the sources said.

Twenty-one contractual teachers in Khagaria district have been showcaused and 31 others identified on the basis of video footage and newspaper photographs in which they were seen among the crowd carrying out violence and arson, District Magistrate Dharmendra Singh said.

In Begusarai district, 12 contractual teachers have been booked for absenting from duty and carrying out road blockade during Kumar's tour in the district last week, District Magistrate Manoj Kumar said.

It has been prima facie established that these contractual teaches were guilty of breach of the rules framed for panchayat primary teachers and strict action will be taken against them on the basis of recommendations by the panchayat bodies, he said.

Principal Secretary (Education) Amarjeet Sinha confirmed that proceedings as per law has been initiated against the errant contractual teachers for causing trouble at the Chief Minister's 'Adhikar Yatra'.

  

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First Published: Oct 01 2012 | 5:45 PM IST

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