Excelsior Correspondent
DUDU (Udhampur), July 10: Residents of Dudu- Basantgarh area held a massive protest to register their anger and resentment over the pre-mature transfer of Jagan Nath ZEO, a local of the area, who was pre-maturely removed barely after five months of posting in Dudu Zone.
The protestors raised slogans against Education Department and BJP-PDP Govt seeking the cancellation of the transfer orders of the ZEO, Dudu. They said that this officer had full tenure in Inderwal area of Kishtwar and was now placed in his own area but was lifted on the political considerations just within 6 months. He has been punished by Govt being an honest and affective officer.
The locals started their protest from Chhateri village and then moved to Dudu Sub Divisional Headquarters on vehicles and bikes in the form of protest rally. Most of the people were from Gaddi community. They shouted slogans against Director School Education and Education Minister.
Addressing the gathering, Ashok Malkan, a local social activist and leader of Gaddi Association said that pre-mature transfer of Jagan Nath was manoeuvred by corrupt elements in the Department who had been pulled up by the said ZEO. He said that Jagan Nath had revived work culture in Dudu Zone by strictly monitoring the teachers’ attendances and restoring the academic activity in the remotest area schools of the Zone.
Balwant Singh, Ex-Sarpanch of Block Dudu said that Jagan Nath was a victim of racial bias. Being a member of a marginalized Gaddi community and un-influential, Jagan was unceremoniously removed and posted as Head Master in HS Sia-Merri which amounted to his demotion. He called upon the Govt to explain the reasons for his pre-mature transfer failing which the Gaddi Community shall resort to agitational course in Dudu -Basantgarh Sub Divisions.
Amar Nath and Sheru Ram retired Education Officers of the area expressed their indignation over the pre-mature transfer of ZEO questioned the desperation of the newly posted ZEO, Tara Nath to seek posting in the said Zone and his over zealousness to join in such remote area despite residing in Udhampur city.
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