An Akali Dal sarpanch on Sunday slapped a woman activist of the EGS Teachers’ Union at Daula village here.
The lady was part of the delegation of 40 EGS teachers who had gone to hand over a memorandum to Bathinda MP and Chief Minister's daughter-in-law Harsimrat Kaur Badal at a Sangat Darshan programme.
As the activists reached the venue, they were told by Akali workers to leave. But the delegation members decided to wait for the MP outside the venue. At this, a few policemen thrashed their leader Jarnail Jalandhari.
“Angered by the police action, we began raising anti-government slogans. At this, village sarpanch Balwinder Singh ‘Toti’ slapped EGS teacher Varinder Kaur a number of times and pulled her by the hair,” alleged Pritpal Singh, president, EGS Teachers Union.
When the delegation tried to stage a protest march, senior officials, including the local DSP, intervened to hush up the matter.
“The police officials have now assured us to arrange a meeting with Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal in a day or two,” Pritpal claimed.
The EGS teachers have been on a protest demonstration at Gidderbaha since November 29, demanding permanent jobs.
Congress MLA Darshan Singh Barad has demanded a probe and action against the Akali Dal sarpanch.
