District officials in Wanaparthy broke the locks of Anganwadi centers in Pebberu mandal because the Anganwadi teachers went on strike. The teachers, ignoring the government’s order not to strike, went on strike under the CITU on Monday.
The district Collector ordered officials to remove the locks and take possession of the closed Anganwadi centers. MPDOs, union officials, Anganwadi officials, and village secretaries across the district broke the locks and took possession.
The Anganwadi teachers are planning to file police complaints on Wednesday, alleging that goods were stolen by officials when the locks were broken. They feel that instead of solving their problems, the government is behaving in a high-handed manner.
The teachers are upset that they are being looked down upon. The locks were broken in the presence of supervisors of MPDO and Revenue Anganwadi officers in all the villages in the joint mandal.
The teachers have decided to manage the Anganwadi centers themselves starting from Wednesday.
