Hyderabad, October 26: The B Ed candidates, who have been agitating against 30 per cent quota in DSC 2008 Secondary Grade Teacher (SGT) posts for D Ed candidates, temporarily suspended their agitation following an assurance from the state government that it would do justice to them.
Five candidates who are on an indefinite hunger strike at Gandhi Hospital called off their strike but made it clear that if the government did not do justice to them, they would resume their agitation.
Secondary education minister D Manikya Varaprasada Rao, after holding talks with striking B Ed candidates at Secretariat this afternoon, told media persons that the government would take a considerate view on the issue by seeking legal opinion. “Our intention is to do justice for all,” he said.
“Trusting the government, the agitating candidates (both B Ed and D Ed) have decided to withdraw their strike.
Several legal aspects are involved in the case and various views have come up before the court. The government after consulting the Advocate General would take a decision,” he claimed.
Replying to a query, Varaprasada Rao made it clear that the government has not discussed creation of supernumerary posts as sought by some political parties.
Earlier in the day, chief minister K Rosaiah convened a meeting at Secretariat with Manikya Varaprasada and senior officials concerned and expressed his dissatisfaction over the way the issue was being dragged on.
He reportedly pulled up the minister and put the entire responsibility of resolving the issue on him.
–Agencies