Telangana polytechnic staff boycott talks with govt over merger with YISU

The Telangana Polytechnic Joint Action Committee (TP-JAC), which is opposing the merger of polytechnics with Young India Skills University, insists on written assurances and demands revocation of GO 97 or removal of the clause integrating polytechnics with YISU.

Hyderabad: The Telangana Polytechnic Joint Action Committee (TP-JAC), which is spearheading the protest against the State government’s decision to merge the polytechnics with the Young India Skills University (YISU), has boycotted a meeting with Technical Education department officials here on Friday.

The TP-JAC was called to discuss the issues regarding the merger of the polytechnics with the YISU. However, with no logical or positive conclusion being arrived at in the last two meetings the polytechnic staff boycotted the meeting.

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“We are being given oral assurances on protecting the interests of polytechnic students and staff. However, whenever we asked them to give these in writing they did not accept it. We either want the government to either revoke the GO 97 or remove clause 4 – integrating polytechnics with YISU – until then protests will not conclude,” said one of the TP-JAC office bearers.

Meanwhile, Shakti Minister Dr G Vivek Venkatswamy met the protesting students at Government Polytechnic Masab Tank and assured them that ECET would be conducted for polytechnic students. The AIDSO said protest would continue until all demands are met and GO merging polytechnics with Shakti department is withdrawn.