Against the barbaric lathi-charge of 14 September on para-teachers in Lucknow, CPI(ML) organised statewide protests on 18th September to observe anti-repression day in Uttar Pradesh. On this occasion a dharna was held at the “Shaheed Smarak” in Lucknow and a memorandum was sent to the Governor.
Thousands of para-teachers from all over the State, were brutally lathi-charged when they marched towards the State Assembly in Lucknow to demand regularisation and decent pay. Many including many women were seriously injured.
The anti-repression day was also observed at 3 places in Chandauli district: Chakia, Naugarh and Chandauli, and Ahiraura and Jamalpur in Mirzapur district. In Allahabad a protest march was held. At Nichlaul in Maharajganj, CPI(ML) and RYA jointly held a demonstration. Anti-repression day was also observed in Deoria, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Sonbhadra, Sitapur, Jalaun, Banda, Muradabad, Mau and Gonda among other places.
