The Samajwadi Party blamed the CM for irregularities in the recruitment of teacher assistants.
Lucknow:
Lucknow police today broke up a candlelit march by a group of organizers of a lengthy protest over alleged irregularities in the 2019 Uttar Pradesh exam to recruit 69,000 assistant teachers in the state. A group of protesters were trying to march from a prominent intersection in central Lucknow to the residence of State Premier Yogi Adityanath when police charged them with stopping the demonstration.
69000 -दलितों CM
लखनऊ में शांतिपूर्ण तरीके से कैंडल मार्च निकाल रहे 69000 शिक्षक भर्ती के अभ्यार्थियों पर पुलिस द्वारा बर्बर लाठीचार्ज दुखद एवं शर्मनाक!
– Samajwadi Party (@samajwadiparty) December 4, 2021
The Samajwadi Party posted a video of the incident on its social media, a short clip showing police beating a group of people and giving chase as they fled. The party tweeted, condemning the “brutal behavior” of the police against “peaceful protesters”.
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