While the country is celebrating Teachers' Day, Vadodara today witnessed a protest from teachers demanding to restart the classes. At Mahatma Gandhinagar Gruh under the aegis of the Baroda Academic Association, tuition class administrators and teachers staged a demonstration with banners and posters. The tuition classes have been closed for the last 6 months due to the pandemic situation. During Unlock-4, there was an outcry amongst them as they were not allowed to open tuition classes. Tuition teachers in Vadodara City are now demanding to resume tuition classes. They said that Unlock-4 has given relaxations in every area, but has not been allowed to start tuition classes. So they gathered at the Mahatma Gandhinagar Gruh and staged a sit-in protest demanding a relief package for tuition class and provide relief from various taxes. Academic Association Secretary Milan Shah said, "The board's students' education is also suffering but the government is not taking action in view of it.

Author-Shlok Talati