Return to work, minister tells striking guest lecturers

NT Correspondent

Chikkaballapura: Minister for Higher Education MC Sudhakaran on Thursday once again demanded that guest lecturers call off their strike in the interest of students, promising a fair resolution to their predicament.

The guest lecturers have been on strike since November 23 and nearly a month has transpired but they are yet to strike a deal with the State government.

The protesters are demanding that their services be regularized and they be absorbed by way of an amendment to the cadre and recruitment rules.

The Congress manifesto had promised that they would find a solution to the issues faced by the guest lecturers.

However, Sudhakar told mediapersons during his visit to Chikkaballapura that an “easy” solution could be found but was vulnerable to challenges in the court of law.

He added that he was currently consulting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, besides the finance and law departments to see what feasible solution could come out of this.

“Once again, I’d like to tell them to please take a step back and make concessions for the sake of poor students. The government will definitely look into your demands under the purview of the law so that you are not inconvenienced in the future,” Sudhakar said.