Addresses Press Conference in Baramulla
Samaniya Bhat
Srinagar, June 14: Senior Trade Union Leader Mohd Rafique Rather on Sunday was nominated as Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Teachers Forum.
In a statement issued to Kashmir Despatch reads, Revamping of Jammu Kashmir Teachers Forum an urgent need to restore the last organization senior Trade Union Leader Mr. Mohd Rafique Rather nominated as Chairman Jamrnu KashmirTeachers Forum.
In an extraordinary move, Jammu Kashmir Teachers Forum the biggest and oldest Organisation of the teachers of Jammu & Kashmir today witnessed the biggest ever change by nominating Senior Trade Union Leader Mohd Rafique Rather as its Chairman.
Today while addressing a well attended Press Conference which was addressed by founder members of JKTF Mohd Rafique Rather. Mohd Ashraf Mir, Mohd Amin Khan, Peer Nisar Ahmed, and scores of other leaders of the Organization.
Mr. Rather while addressing the Press Conference said that he along with other founder members of the organization were not taken on board In respect of decision making of the organization from last one year consequently the structure of the organization got completely collapsed and there was no liaison and coordination between central, provincial, district & zonal bodies. The teachers of the erstwhile state of J&K who had pinned their hopes in the organization were completely ignored.
Moreover, the existing and enforcing constitution of teachers’ forum is misinterpreted and ignored while the caretaker system is being introduced throughout the UT of J&K which has weekend routes of the organization. He also said, we are not against any group or organization but we want that the demands of the teachers and students should be addressed in a Joint platform so that the teachers and students will not suffer furthermore.
At the same time, democracy which is the core of the basic structure of the organization will be restored from zonal to the topmost level of the organization and the constitution will not be allowed to be used and misused to provide Protention to the rejected lot.
Mr. Rather appealed the teaching community to come under a single umbrella so that the issues confronting them are taken with the officers at the helm of affairs are being early redressed. He also said that every, teacher has nourished this Organization with sweat and blood but their unflinching support should not be taken for granted. Appealing all senior and basic leaders of the organization to join hands to protect the sacred organization the statement reads.
