Delhi University teachers protest over regularisation of ad-hoc teachers

New Delhi: Delhi University teachers held a protest march from the Ramlila Ground to Parliament Street on Thursday, demanding the absorption of ad-hoc teachers in the varsity.

The protesters marched till Jantar Mantar, where they were stopped by the police and later detained.

"The Supreme Court

(had) in July set down a 200-point roster and we are agitating for its restoration. Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javdekar had said that they will file a special litigation plea (SLP). He

also said that the special litigation plea might take ages and they will bring an ordinance to undo the decision of the Supreme Court," said Bhupender Chaudhary, former treasurer of the Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA).