Manipur, May 16 -- The office of Directorate of Education (s) and its main gate were shut and closed down by putting a lock on Wednesday, in continuation of the agitation carried out by 603 lecturers after demonstrating protest inside RMSA campus, Babupara over the demand to clear the pending salaries of 13 months.

The 603 lecturers were recruited in 2018 and were regularised by the present government in 2022. After the government issued the regularisation order for 603 lecturers, they have been facing issues for 13 months pending salary though they are fully utilised in various government activities.

The lecturers in the morning met Commissioner Gyan Prakash at his office chamber to discuss the issue of 13 months pending salaries and t...