UP, Haryana Suspend Teachers and Doctor After July 20 CJP Protests

1 articles · Updated · ThePrint · Aug 10

A post-protest employment crackdown hit teachers, a principal and a doctor in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana after they joined or backed the CJP-led student agitation centered on the July 20 Parliament March.
Mohit Bhardwaj, a 32-year-old Bareilly assistant professor, said his college fired him on July 22 after videos showed him at Jantar Mantar; the Allahabad High Court quashed the termination on August 5, but he still awaits reinstatement.
Haryana principal Naresh Kumar Kaushik was suspended on July 20 even though an official inquiry found 15 girls protested after school and outside campus without staff support; he says he was not heard before action.
Other cases followed the same pattern: Rohtak guest teacher Sulekha Dalal was suspended on June 8 and reinstated four days later, while Bahraich resident doctor Rupak Ikhe was suspended after a solo march and quietly restored about 10 days later.
The cases point to service rules and social-media monitoring being used to punish protest support, with affected employees citing vague charges, fear of speaking publicly and pressure on livelihoods despite the protests' political success.