'Strike to continue till GO is issued'

By Our Special Correspondent

HUBLI, FEB. 2. The two organisations representing the engineering college teachers who are on strike demanding the revision of payscales, namely the Visvesvaraya Technological University College Teachers' Association (VTUCTA) and the All-Karnataka Engineering College Teachers' Association (AKECTA), have ruled out withdrawal of the strike.

A decision to this effect was taken at a joint meeting of the two associations, which was convened specially to consider the situation arising out of the statement made by the Minister of State for Higher Education, Dr. G. Parameshwar, who had announced that the Government had conceded the demand for pay revision.

While welcoming the statement of the minister in this regard, the meeting felt that there was no change in the situation before and after the commencement of the strike. The strike would continue till a Government Order was issued and steps taken to ensure that the revised payscales were made applicable to the teachers of the private and unaided engineering colleges in the State.

A decision was taken at the meeting to boycott all examinations, including practicals, theory, invigilation and valuation of papers of engineering examinations conducted by all the universities in the State.

In an appeal to the students and the parents, the associations made it clear that it was not the teachers who were responsible for the confusion created by the strike, but the State Government.

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