Police foil SSA march towards Raj Bhavan in Srinagar

Srinagar: Police foiled a march towards Raj Bhavan by Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) teachers on Tuesday, demanding implementation of 7th pay commission and delinking of their salary from Ministry of Human Resources Development (HRD).
Hundreds of SSA teachers, including women, from different parts of the valley assembled at S K Park near here under the banner of Jammu and Kashmir Teachers Forum (JKTF) in support of their demands.
However, when the teachers, raising slogans demanding implementation of 7th pay commission and delinking salary from HRD, tried to march towards Raj Bhavan to meet Governor N N Vohra, police swung into action and stopped them from moving ahead.
Police resorted to lathicharge and also used coloured water to disperse the teachers.
Later dozens of SSA teachers besides some office bearers of JKTF were taken into custody and lodged in police station Kothibagh.