In the city of Prayagraj, located at the confluence of rivers, dissatisfaction is growing among TGT-PGT exam candidates due to the requirement to apply old rules. Student protests, which began on Teacher's Day (September 5th) in the form of a prolonged fast, are turning into a significant political platform with the participation of student organizations.
On the fifth day of the hunger strike, Neha Bora, the national president of the All India Students Association (AISA), arrived to the candidates and expressed her full support for their struggle. Earlier, Sanjay Singh, a Rajya Sabha MP from the Aam Aadmi Party and responsible for Uttar Pradesh, also visited the protest site and acknowledged the validity of the students' demands.
At the protest site in Prayagraj, three male and two female students have been on an indefinite hunger strike since September 5th. Due to the multi-day refusal of food and water, the health condition of the candidates is deteriorating, but they insist that they will not back down until the Uttar Pradesh government and relevant commissions provide written guarantees regarding the application of the old regulations.
The candidates and AISA national president Neha Bora sent a stern warning to the government. The fasting students stated that they are currently expressing their protest exclusively through peaceful and Gandhian methods. Nevertheless, if the government continues to ignore their legitimate demands, the movement will move beyond the fasting site and take to the streets of Prayagraj and the entire state.
The students emphasized that neglecting the rights of millions of TGT-PGT candidates will directly affect the government during the upcoming elections. Neha Bora, meeting with the fasters, highly praised their determination and stated that the right to employment and transparent rules is a basic right of students that cannot be suppressed under any circumstances.
The candidates protesting in Prayagraj claim that the new changes made to the TGT-PGT exams have put the future of millions of candidates at risk. They demand that the selection process be completed according to the old transparent rules so that no one suffers from injustice. The unification of the opposition and major student organizations has caused this student movement in Prayagraj to gain momentum in Uttar Pradesh politics.
