Contractual lecturers hold protest in Jammu, 5 detained

Jammu, Mar 24: At least five contractual lecturers were detained today, while they were protesting against the government in this winter capital of the state.

Hundreds of contractual lecturers this morning assembled outside the Press Club of Jammu to hold demonstration march. Carrying placards and banners, the protestors amid slogans, took out march but heavy deployment of police force restricted them.

The protestors later staged sit-in at Dogra Chowk and disrupted the traffic. They were demanding their regularisation in their respective department. Police contingent forcibly tried to lift up demonstrators, which also led to mild clash.

Meanwhile, five of the members of protesting contractual lecturers were taken into custody as preventive measure. The traffic was restored later as agitating lecturers dispersed off peacefully.