Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday accused the Uttar Pradesh government of lying about the number of teachers who lost their lives during the recent panchayat poll duty to avoid giving them compensation.
UP govt refutes union’s claim of 1,621 Covid deaths during panchayat poll duty, says only 3 died
UP govt refutes union’s claim of 1,621 Covid deaths during panchayat poll duty, says only 3 died
The Uttar Pradesh government has refuted the Teachers Union’s claims of deaths of 1,621 employees due to Covid-19 while on panchayat election duty in UP. The state government puts the figure at three.
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UPDATED: May 19, 2021 13:36 IST
The Teacher s Union has claimed that 1,621 teachers, instructors, shiksha mitras and employees have died due to Covid-19 while on panchayat poll duty in UP. (Photo: PTI/for Representation)
The Uttar Pradesh government has responded to claims by teachers unions in state that 1,621 teachers and support staff have died of Covid-19 while on panchayat poll duty in UP. Countering the claim, the state government has said that only three teachers died during panchayat election duty.
Yogi govt says only 3 teachers died on poll duty
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Lucknow, May 19 : The Uttar Pradesh government has claimed that only three government teachers succumbed to Covid-19 during the recently held panchayat polls.
This is in contradiction to the claims made by various prominent teachers bodies that at least 1,600 staff died after contracting the infection while on duty.
The basic education department said its numbers were based on reports submitted by district magistrates across the state so far.
Satya Prakash, under-secretary, basic education department, said, The department expressed its profound grief over demise of three teachers and has initiated process to provide ex gratia to their kin.
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Dismisses figure of 1,600 figure given by teacher union. The Uttar Pradesh government has said that only three teachers died of COVID-19 while on duty during the recently-concluded panchayat poll dismissing the figure of over 1,600 deaths claimed by teacher unions.
Satya Prakash, under secretary of basic education department, Uttar Pradesh, said on Tuesday that so far District Magistrates had provided the State Election Commission a list of only three confirmed deaths of teachers. He also appealed people to not fall for “misleading” reports not based on facts.
UP govt taking away teachers honour after death: Priyanka
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New Delhi, May 19 : Upping the ante against the Yogi Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh over the deaths of teachers and workers who were on duty during the recent panchayat polls, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday alleged that the state government did not provide proper treatment to them and also took away their honour after death. In a series of tweets in Hindi, Priyanka Gandhi, who is also the in-charge of Uttar Pradesh Congress, said, Denying the list of 1,621 teachers, who died while doing their duty during the panchayat elections, issued by the Uttar Pradesh Shikshak Sangh, an insensitive UP government is saying the number of teachers who died was only three. The teachers did not get proper safety equipment and treatment while they were alive and now the government i