Under the banner of Computer Adhyapak Bhukh Hartal Sangharsh Committee, Punjab, the relay fast entered Day 18 outside the district administrative complex (DC office complex) in Sangrur.
Democratic Teachers Front (DTF), Government Teachers Union (GTU) and Kirti Kisaan Union have also extended their support to the agitating members of the Punjab Computer Adhyapak Union.
As part of their support for the computer teachers, the state president of the DTF, Vikram Dev Singh, the state vice-president, Raghbir Singh Bhawanigarh and a state-level leader of the Kirti Kisaan Union, Nirbhey Singh, observed a relay fast for 24 hours from September 17 (5.00 pm) to September 18 (5.00 pm).
In support of the demands of the computer teachers, members of the Computer Adhyapak Union, the DTF, the GTU and the Kirti Kisaan Union today took out a protest march from the relay fast site to a chowk, situated near a flyover on the Sangrur-Dhuri road and near the residence of the Finance Minister, Harpal Singh Cheema. The protesters blocked traffic at the chowk for about half an hour and raised slogans against the state government.
The demands include shifting of computer teachers from Punjab Information and Communication Technology Education Society (PICTES) to the Education Department, implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission and financial assistance or government jobs on compassionate ground to the family members of about 100 deceased computer teachers.