Lucknow, Sep 22: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday distributed appointment letters to 3,567 selected teachers and principals appointed through Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission for various posts in secondary schools.

The appointments include principals, headmasters, lecturers (PGT) and assistant teachers (TGT). The appointment letters were distributed at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow.

Addressing the gathering, Yogi Adityanath congratulated the newly appointed teachers and principals and their families on the occasion.

“I wholeheartedly congratulate all of you on becoming a part of the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Department. I also congratulate your teachers, parents and all your family members on this occasion,” he said.

The Chief Minister said that the newly appointed teachers would have a significant role in shaping the future of students through guidance and mentorship.

“As I told you, if each teacher among you interacts with 100 students every year, then 3,567 teachers means you will interact with more than 3.5 lakh children in a year. This means you have the ability to guide them. Your guidance and mentorship will lay the foundation for a new India,” he said.

Recalling India’s historical educational legacy, Yogi Adityanath said the country was considered a “Vishwaguru” when it was home to prestigious centres of learning such as Takshashila and Nalanda.

“India has this heritage from a very long time. There is a need to identify it and understand it,” he said.

He said the government could create an environment for setting up industries and facilitate their establishment, but innovation and employment would ultimately depend on the students trained by teachers.

“The government can build laboratories, but whether those laboratories conduct excellent research and prepare students for it will be decided by the students trained by you,” he said.

The Chief Minister also stressed the importance of specialised training for those entering the teaching profession. He said an administrative officer might discharge administrative responsibilities effectively but would not necessarily be a good teacher without appropriate training. Similarly, police officers would also need training to become teachers.

Referring to reforms in recruitment examinations, CM Yogi said that Prashant Kumar has been appointed Chairman with the responsibility of tackling the “cheating mafia” and ensuring that talented students were not deprived of opportunities.

He said the appointment was linked to Kumar’s track record in the Uttar Pradesh Police and aimed at reforming the functioning of commissions and boards.

According to the Chief Minister, more than 5,297 youths had received appointment letters from him during the previous week.

“In the last nine years, we have distributed appointment letters to 9.5 lakh people,” he said.

Taking a jibe at the opposition, he also referred to the “Saifai Syndicate” and said they should count the number of appointments made by the government, adding that if they did not know how to count, they could learn it from Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav.

Kolkata, Sep 22: Four persons were arrested in two separate cases registered by the Kolkata Police on Tuesday morning, in connection with the major violence that broke out recently, in two phases within a college campus at Bhangar in the southern outskirts of Kolkata.

The four arrested persons have been identified as Rabiul Zama Sheikh, Akhtar Ali Molla, Rabiul Mistry and Aslam Habib. Although originally, Bhangar, being under the administrative jurisdiction of the South 24 Parganas district, was under the jurisdiction of the West Bengal Police, towards the closing quarters of the previous Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress regime, it was brought under the law & order jurisdiction of Kolkata Police.

The root of the tension at Bhangar College, which is located at a thoroughly minority-dominated area in South 24 Parganas district, broke out after the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesman, Sayantan Basu, who is the president of the managing committee of Bhangar College, reached the college campus for administrative functioning.

The activists of the CPI(M)’s students’ wing, Students’ Federation of India (SFI), started protesting over Basu’s visit to the campus. Soon the activists of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) also reached the spot, following which massive altercations broke out between the two students’ groups, which ultimately led to two rounds of clashes between the two groups.

A huge contingent reached the spot and somehow brought the situation under control. Now, on Tuesday morning, the cops have arrested four individuals in connection with the clashes.

Its is learnt that that the police registered a suo motu case in the mater at Bhangar Police station in relation to which Rabiul Mistry and Rabiul Zaman Sheikh were arrested

There are multiple charges against them including illegal assembly, illegal entry into the college, and obstructing the president of the management committee, said a city police insider.

On the other hand, a section of ABVP activists also filed a written complaint with Bhangar police station. On the basis of that complaint, another case was registered by the police in connection to which the other two persons were arrested.

All four of them will be presented at a district court in South 24 Parganas district on Saturday and the public prosecutor will seek their police custody.

Following Monday’s violence, a police picket has been set up in front of the Bhangar College premises since Tuesday morning. The police are also keeping an eye on the situation to ensure that no new unrest breaks out.

Patna, Sep 22: Condemning the horrifying molestation incident that occurred in Jamui, Bihar BJP President, Sanjay Saraogi, said that the people who revealed the identity of the minor victims in the matter, are equally guilty.

Sanjay Saraogi said, “Such incidents cannot be accepted in a civilised society under any circumstances. One cannot condemn it enough… The police registered an FIR, formed an SIT, and arrested three people as soon as the incident came to light. The police are continuously conducting raids to arrest the main accused, who will be arrested soon.”

“But the people who revealed the identity of the victim on social media are also at fault. One’s identity can’t be revealed on social media in such cases. People who revealed the minor’s identity will be punished too,” he added.

While reacting to the Opposition’s take on the matter, he said, “How does Tejashwi Yadav treat the women of his family? Many cases have happened in the past too. Many incidents like this happened when his father (Lalu Prasad Yadav) was in power. However, such incidents can’t be tolerated. The police are vigilant, and three arrests have been made in the matter. The main accused will also be arrested; no one will be forgiven.”

A viral video showing the harassment of two Class 10 students, including a girl, in Bihar’s Jamui district by a group of men has raised questions about law and order and the security of women in the state.

The two students were returning from their coaching classes on a scooter when a group of youths stopped them and molested the girl and assaulted the boy.

Saraogi also spoke on Yogi Adityanath’s comments on the Samajwadi Party and the latter’s take on Sanatan. “Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is right in saying that the Samajwadi Party is opposed to Sanatan Dharma and Sanatan culture. For Muslim votes and the votes of a particular community, the SP can stoop to any level,” he claimed.

Saraogi questioned whether people forgot what happened when Ram devotees from across the country demolished the disputed Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, and how the Samajwadi Party killed numerous people.

“There was a brutal lathi-charge, firing took place, and many Ram devotees were killed. Now, with elections approaching, the Samajwadi Party wants to indulge in communal polarisation again,” he claimed.