An angry mob of around 42 teachers converged at the deputy district election office yesterday after they received notices for not attending election training. Now, here comes the twist: the teachers, in fact, had attended the training.


Poll duty: The teachers demanded answers from deputy district election officer Apurva Wankhede and asked why they were sent notices despite attending the training. Pic/Mohan Patil 

Teachers from Progressive Education Society's (PES) Modern High School received the notices from the Election Commission stating that remaining absent for election training was a grave issue and action would be initiated against them under the Representation of People Act 1951, if they didn't answer the notice within 24 hours.