What is the government's roadmap for issuing a new education law? Clarity is necessary on that.'
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The teachers who have been protesting in Kathmandu for 9 days have said that the government has not created an environment for talks. Although there was a discussion between the two sides in the Ministry of Education on Thursday, no concrete agreement could be reached.
On Thursday, on behalf of the federation, a letter was sent to Education Minister Vidya Bhattarai saying that the government should come up with a clear view on the implementation of past agreements and to create an environment for negotiations. In the delegation led by Nanumaya Parajuli, the co-president of the Federation, General Secretary Tula Bahadur Thapa, Deputy General Secretary Artha Madanraj Joshi and Gyanendra Rawal was the general secretary of Nepal Teachers Association.
The delegation will discuss old agreements and The Act has also provided a 24-point list of main issues to be addressed. Education Minister Bhattarai, Secretary of the Ministry of Education Deepak Kafle and 4 people participated in the discussion. Teachers Federation President Lakshman Kishore Subedi said that they only went to explain the agenda.
Ministry of Education Spokesperson Joint Secretary Shivkumar Sapkota said that there was no concrete agreement in today's discussion. He claims that the talks will be held after internal discussions between the two sides. In the attention letter submitted to the Minister of Education, it is said that the Education, Health and Information Technology Committee of the Parliament has also not shown vigilance regarding the issue of the Education Act. Similarly, mentioning that the winter session of the Parliament has ended before the estimated date, the Federation has accused the government of not being serious about bringing in the School Education Act.
The Federation says that the past agreements should be addressed. It is said in the attention letter, 'Nowadays, Nepali teachers-employees have come to the protest in search of the School Education Act, which will address all their previous agreements. In the present situation, the school education act can be promulgated through one of the options of starting the annual session of the parliament immediately, calling a special session or issuing an ordinance.
Similarly, about issuing a new education law The federation demands that the government should have a clear view. What is the government's roadmap for issuing a new education law? It needs clarity. In addition, why has there been a delay in taking necessary decisions regarding the implementation of past agreements that can be addressed by the decision of the Council of Ministers? The federation is looking for a concrete answer to this,' said the attention letter.
The teachers have been on street protest since March 20 and have announced a nationwide educational strike since Monday.
However, the Federation issued a statement saying that the agreement reached in the past would only come from the government agency with the approval of the Cabinet and the commitment to issue the School Education Act. Even now, rather than negotiating and agreeing, the main demand of the school education act is to be promulgated, the federation said.
