Keep teacher transfer orders in abeyance: L-G; Delhiites win, says Atishi

In a dramatic turn of events, Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena on Sunday directed Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar to keep orders on the transfer of 5,000 teachers, who have been posted in the same school for more than 10 years, in abeyance as an interim measure.

The decision came after a delegation of Delhi BJP leaders and representatives of teachers met Saxena at his office.

The BJP blamed the AAP government for the “arbitrary” decision to transfer the teachers, while AAP leader and Delhi’s education minister Atishi welcomed the L-G’s direction, calling it a victory of Delhiites, and alleged a conspiracy by the BJP behind the mass transfer order.

“The struggle of Delhiites was successful, BJP’s conspiracy to destroy Delhi government schools failed,” Atishi said in a post on X.

A post from Raj Niwas on X said, “Shri VK Saxena, consistently striving for better service conditions for Govt Employees so that they can perform optimally, has advised the Chief Secretary & Dte of Education to take a sympathetic, holistic & fair view into the recent transfer orders pertaining to teachers (sic).”