The protest ETT-TET Unemployed Teachers’ Union entered the 24th day with five of its members perched atop a water tank. Police also lathi-charged and used water cannons to disperse 200-odd protesting members of ETT-TET Unemployed Teachers Union outside the residence of state education minister Vijay Inder Singla on Sunday. We will visit villages across the state to expose the government ahead of bypolls in Punjab,” said Randeep Sangatpura, state press secretary of BEd Teachers’ Union. The farmers had demanded a total debt waiver, long-term loans on small instalments and safety of Punjab’s river waters. “But sometimes we have to deploy heavy police force to keep protesters in check.”First Published: Sep 29, 2019 14:03 IST

Source: Hindustan Times September 29, 2019 08:33 UTC