'Another Tughlaqi order!': Surjewala slams Haryana government over teachers' salary cuts

Congress leader Randeep Surjewala has targeted the Haryana state government over its announcement of not remitting salary to computer and lab assistants in government schools in Haryana for the month of June. Surjewala has called it a 'Tughlaqi decision'

"Another day, another Tughlaqi order! Now the Khattar government discontinued the salaries of 4,400 computer teachers and lab assistants. Daily destroying the livelihoods, snatching jobs every day, daily harassment has become the way of the Khattar government. Is this BJP-JJP government or 'anti-employee shop'?" Surjewala tweeted.

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No remuneration for computer teachers

In the light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the schools and colleges across the country except for certain green zones, have been shut down to contain the spread of the pandemic. Due to this, the Haryana state government sent a Government Order concerning the remuneration of computer teachers and lab assistants for the month of June 2020.

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"The Computer faculty and Lab Attendants have been engaged on work order basis from 17/07/2019 to 30/06/2020. As no regular classroom teaching is being conducted for the students during the current month i.e. June 2020, therefore, the Computer Faculty and Lab Attendant shall not be paid any remuneration for the month of June 2020," the order said.

"It is therefore directed to ensure that the computer faculty and lab attendant shall not mark the attendance and they may not be assigned any kind of work in the current month that is June 2020," the order added.

Haryana has reported 9743 cases of which 144 have succumbed to the virus. while 4889 have recovered and discharged, bringing the count of active cases to 4,710 as on June 20 according to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.