State
Teachers begin indefinite protest
Shillong,June 28: Ad hoc school teachers under the banner, the Federation of All School Teachers of Meghalaya (FASTOM) started their indefinite sit-in protest in front of the secretariat on Tuesday against the state government’s failure to enhance their salary.
Though the chief minister had convened a cabinet meeting on Monday, it failed to discuss the demands put forth by the adhoc teachers.
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FASTOM spokesperson Mayborn Lyngdoh said, “We have decided to come back to the street because we have been betrayed by the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government.”