Urdu, Arabic and Persian teachers being treated unfairly in exchange: Tejashwi Yadav

Patna: Tejashwi Yadav, the national general secretary of the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the leader of the opposition in the Bihar Assembly, has written to the Chief Minister of Bihar, expressing concern over the ongoing unfair transfer process of teachers in the state. In the letter, he has strongly objected to the alleged discriminatory and rule-violating behavior towards Urdu, Arabic, and Persian teachers and demanded a fresh review of the entire transfer process.

Tejashwi Yadav said that continuous complaints are being received regarding the current transfer process of teachers in Bihar. Particularly, Urdu, Arabic, and Persian teachers are facing severe dissatisfaction due to alleged discriminatory and rule-violating behavior. He has appealed to the Chief Minister to intervene immediately and ensure transparent and fair action.

The leader of the opposition has termed it extremely worrying that in many schools, the sole teacher of Urdu, Arabic, and Persian has also been declared 'surplus' and included in the transfer list. He said that if a school has only one teacher for a particular subject, declaring them surplus and transferring them would mean ending the teaching of that subject in the school.

He further said that despite having an adequate number of students, there are complaints of approved posts of Urdu, Arabic, and Persian being abolished or declared surplus. Additionally, there are complaints of teachers who have been serving for less than five years, contract teachers, and teachers who have recently been transferred being included in the transfer list. This situation is not just an administrative error but a serious question mark on the transparency and impartiality of the entire transfer process.

Tejashwi Yadav has also emphasized the importance of Urdu and Sanskrit. He said that along with Sanskrit, Urdu is also a language of our shared cultural and intellectual heritage, which has flourished in the soil of India. It is the government's responsibility to treat both languages with equality and respect. He has demanded that the government take concrete steps to ensure the availability of teachers for both subjects in government schools, giving them equal educational importance.

The issue of pending salaries of teachers and non-teaching staff of aided madrasas and Sanskrit schools for several months has also been raised in the letter. Tejashwi Yadav said that the teachers and employees of these institutions have not received their salaries for almost five to six months, which has severely affected the education, medical treatment, daily expenses, and other basic needs of their families. Depriving teachers and employees who have been serving for years of their salaries for several months is not only inhumane but also unacceptable from a sensitive government.

Tejashwi Yadav has demanded that the Chief Minister order an independent, impartial, and transparent review of the current surplus and transfer list of Urdu, Arabic, and Persian teachers and cancel all transfers that are found to be against the rules. He has also demanded that the process of declaring the sole teacher of a subject in a school as surplus be stopped immediately and that approved posts of Urdu, Arabic, and Persian not be abolished.

The letter has also stressed the need for a clear policy to ensure the availability of Urdu and Sanskrit teachers in every government school. Along with this, it has been demanded that the pending salaries of teachers and non-teaching staff of aided madrasas and Sanskrit schools be released immediately.

Tejashwi Yadav has demanded that the accountability of the concerned officials of the Education Department be fixed and that action be taken against those found guilty of irregularities in the transfer process. He has clarified in the letter that injustice to teachers, neglect of students' educational rights, and withholding salaries for several months are not acceptable in any case. He has appealed to the Chief Minister to direct the concerned department to take action within a specified timeframe, ensuring that there is no discriminatory behavior towards any language, subject, or teacher, and that the education system in Bihar does not become a victim of political or administrative negligence.