The quick relief felt by hundreds of teachers after news broke that they will be exempted from election duty will not last for long. As the District Election Office which sensing that they would be losing out on hundreds of hands has now made it clear that it was only a Government circular which was being considered as a Government Resolution.

Will fight on: Despite a recent government circular stating that teachers can be exempted from election duty, the election office is not ready to let teacher’s go. File Pic