Pradeep Singh

Bhubaneswar: Is democracy just another form of tyranny where a government doesn’t care about the people who protest, questioned Anupama Biswal while bellowing her tribulations allegedly inflicted by the State government apathy.

Anupama, a teacher of a municipality school in Angul district, alleged that she has been sitting on protest in the Capital city since November 2018. While no one from the administration has heard her problems, she has also been deprived of her salary for the last two and a half years.

“I got appointment as teacher on December 3, 1987. In the 33 years of my career, I have been transferred 19 times and placed under suspension three times. I have always been diligent in my profession and worked dedicatedly,” she said.

Anupama alleged that she was harassed as she didn’t pay money to her higher-ups.

“I sat on dharna in front of Naveen Niwas (official residence of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik) but police threw me at the CM grievance cell,” she added.

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“She is a teacher but before that she is a human being and seeing her in such a condition is heart-wrenching. It seems she has lost all hopes as the government failed her,” said a passerby, who came to the rescue of the woman, who felt unconscious and was shifted to the hospital.

"What will be the future if the people who nurture the future of the country are left so miserable? The government must take some immediate steps to help the woman," said another person.

“I want to ask the secretary of 5T as to why his attention is not going towards these things where a government lady teacher in begging on streets. Has the secretary ever gone to any school and asked a teacher about their condition? The CM should take necessary steps in this matter,” said another onlooker.

No comments could be obtained from the concerned government authorities on the matter.

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