Uttarakhand education staff to boycott work over ‘assault’ of director by BJP MLA supporters

Employees of the Uttarakhand education department will avoid work on Monday, February 23, 2026 and Tuesday, February 24, 2026, following the alleged attack on director Ajay Kumar Naudiyal by supporters of BJP MLA Umesh Sharma ‘Kau’, demanding immediate arrest.

The decision to boycott the work was taken at a meeting held here between officials of various teachers unions, Federation of Ministerial Services Association, Employees Joint Council, Uttarakhand Pharmacists Association, Collection Association, Diploma Engineers Association and other employee organizations.

The meeting also decided that if the accused are not arrested within two days, all offices in the state, from Nagar Panchayat to the Ministry of External Affairs, will boycott business from February 25.

After the meeting, State Teachers’ Union President Ram Singh Chauhan said that it was unanimously decided in the meeting that all officers and employees in the education department will go on a complete strike on Monday and Tuesday.

He also said that a decision has been taken from the State Chief Secretary to issue a special working procedure for the safety of employees and depute police in all departments.

On Saturday, February 21, supporters of Mr. Sharma, MLA from Dehradun’s Raipur constituency, allegedly vandalized Mr. Naudiyal’s office and attacked and injured him in his presence over the renaming of a school.

Later, on Mr. Naudiyal’s complaint, a case was registered against the MLA and his supporters at Raipur police station. The MLA’s supporters also filed a case against unknown persons.

In this regard, Dehradun Senior Commissioner of Police Pramod Singh Dobal said that the cases filed by both the parties are being investigated.

Following the debate, State unit president Mahendra Bhatt said the legislator was summoned late in the night, where he presented his side of the story and expressed regret over the incident.

Mr. Bhatt said the MLA and his supporters have publicly apologized for the incident involving the education officer and that everyone should refrain from making a big deal about the issue.

He explained that the party was not in favor of any disorder, anarchy or misbehavior by public representatives, party officials, workers or anyone else.

Meanwhile, Brijbhushan Gairola, BJP MLA from Doiwala, also criticized the incident and stated that such practices are not party policy and everyone should express their views on the appropriate platform.

He stated that this hooliganism would not be tolerated and that the law would take its course.