MALDA, Jan. 28: Demanding employment, a section of locals have been locking up the gates of the Luku Tudu High School in Gazole block for the past two weeks preventing teachers and students from entering the school. The authorities of the school have sought help from the Malda district inspector of schools and local CPI-M MLA to restore normalcy in the school.
According to the school authorities, a group of tribal people, who had donated land for the setting up of the school six years ago, was behind the problem.
Local CPI-M MLA Mr Khagen Murmu said: “Instigated by reactionaries, a single tribal family was creating the trouble. The school was set up on a plot of land donated by some tribal families. Only one person is demanding employment in the school in exchange of the land donated to the school authorities.” The Habibpur MLA added that he had suggested to the school managing committee to buy the land if the problem persisted.
It is learnt that during procurement of land for the setting up of the school, the local leaders had assured employment to at least one member of each donor family. Trouble broke out after the government issued a directive for the recruitment of non-teaching staff, forcing the school authorities to inform the land donors that they would not be able to provide them service in the school.
The district inspector of schools, Malda, Mr Chinmay Sarkar, said: “I learnt of the matter recently. Steps will be taken to restore normalcy in the school.” n SNS
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