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Para-teacher on strike falls ill

Kolkata: A 42-year-old para- teacher from Sandeshkhali in South 24 Parganas suffered a cerebral attack while addressing his colleagues during a protest at Central Park near Bikash Bhawan in Salt Lake on Wednesday. The teacher, Tapash Bar, was taken to NRS Medical College and Hospital where his condition was stated to be stable.



Another para-teacher in West Midnapore’s Mohanpur died before she could be rushed to hospital on Monday evening. The teacher, Rebati Raut, had been with the protestors for five days in Salt Lake. She returned home on Monday evening when she took ill and complained of chest pain. Later, she died.

The para-teachers are protesting in Salt Lake with a demand of rationalisation in pay scale . They had first moved Calcutta high court, seeking permission to protest near Bikash Bhawan. From November 14, they started an indefinite hunger strike. Police are keeping a close watch on the situation. The state government has been repeatedly pleading with them for negotiation.

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