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`Right to strike is inalienable'

By Our Staff Reporter

MADURAI, SEPT. 25. The right to strike is fundamental, which cannot be taken away by the Government, said the speakers at the 17th conference of the Madurai Kamaraj-Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Teachers' Association (MUTA), which began here today.

The CITU general secretary, A. Soundararajan, said the right to strike was legitimate and fundamental and hence, it must be restored.

It was the only source for workers to voice their demands in a democratic set up.

C.R. Sadasivan, secretary, All-India Federation of University and College Teachers Organisation, spoke.

R.Subramanian, advocate, Madras High Court, inaugurated an exhibition on the history of MUTA.

Earlier, a mini-marathon was organised from Alagarkovil to P.T.R.Mahal, the venue. Around 200 college and school students took part in it.

The Superintendent of Police, T. Sundaresan, flagged off the marathon, while the Assistant Commissioner of police, Pechamuthu, distributed prizes.

Those who addressed the delegates included the MUTA president, James Williams, and the Madurai Zone president, G.C. Manoharan.

`Allocate more for education'

The conference also passed a resolution calling for the education-for-all scheme to be made compulsory and equitable.

It also urged the Centre to increase the budgetary allocation for education to six per cent of the Gross Domestic Product, as guaranteed in the Common Minimum Programme of the ruling United Progressive Alliance.

The conference demanded that the responsibility of imparting education should not be shifted from the Government to parents.

Another resolution demanded better service conditions for teachers of the self-financing colleges, who were receiving a pittance, and not the UGC scale.

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