Employees of the Uttarakhand education department will abstain from work on Monday (February 23, 2026) and Tuesday (February 24, 2026) following the alleged assault of director Ajay Kumar Naudiyal by supporters of BJP MLA Umesh Sharma 'Kau', demanding immediate arrest.
The decision to boycott work was taken at a meeting held here between officials of various teachers' unions, the Federation of Ministerial Services Association, the Employees Joint Council, the Uttarakhand Pharmacists Association, the Collectorate Union, the Diploma Engineers Union, and other employee organisations.
The meeting also decided that if the accused are not arrested within two days, all offices in the State, from the Nagar Panchayat to the State Secretariat, will boycott work starting February 25.
After the meeting, the president of the State Teachers' Union, Ram Singh Chauhan, said that the meeting unanimously decided that all officers and employees of the education department would observe a complete strike on Monday and Tuesday.
He said that a decision was also taken to request the State's Chief Secretary to issue a special operating procedure for the safety of employees and to deploy police in all departments.
