Bhupinder Kaur Aulakh, School Education Secretary on the teacher suspended by Uttarakhand CM after she argued with over her transfer.

Aulakh said, "She has been suspended because she violated decorum as a teacher. It'll be investigated. We'll listen to her and only then will decision be taken.

"She can be transferred only within the district. Her demand that she be transferred to Dehradun falls under inter-district transfers which, as of now, isn't allowed by the Act.


"More than 58 people are posted in remote areas for longer duration than her. Her number is only 59th. The transfer is done only turn-wise."


To bring you up to speed, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Rawat directed the police to arrest a school teacher, after she protested during a Janata Darbar session in Dehradun. The Chief Minister on Thursday also ordered her suspension, after she allegedly used abusive language while seeking her transfer from a remote location.

The school teacher, Uttara Bahuguna, claimed she has been posted in such locations for the last 25 years. The video of the incident, which has been doing the rounds, shows when Rawat dismissed her request, Bahuguna began arguing with him.

To which, Rawat lost his cool and shouted, "Suspend karo ise abhi (Suspend her immediately). Take her into police custody."

According to media reports, Bahuguna was released shortly thereafter.