𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗞𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗴, 𝗔𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹, 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗵 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀’ 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

The bandh, which began at 5 am on Tuesday, September 22, and ended at the same hour on Wednesday, September 23, passed peacefully without incidents, Bomdila police confirmed. Students appearing for half-yearly exams were exempted from its purview.

AWKDSU had earlier deferred the protest after local MLAs promised to resolve the issue with the Education Department. However, with no action taken, the union warned it may escalate to a 48-hour bandh if all teachers do not join duty.

The Education Department has faced widespread resistance to its July transfer order involving 203 teachers. While 45 were allowed to stay back, citing reasons such as child education, spouse postings, or nearing retirement, others were directed to comply immediately. Education Commissioner Amjad Tak instructed district officials to release teachers whose requests were rejected and submit compliance reports within a week.

Officials said cases based on medical grounds are under review by a medical board, with separate orders to follow. Teachers retained until April 2026 on children’s education grounds will have to move after that period.