UP Teacher Protest: Transfer Delay Sparks Sarcastic Revolt In Lucknow; ‘Even Our Wives Don’t Talk To Us,’ Say Frustrated Educators

Lucknow: Frustrated teachers from across Uttar Pradesh laid siege to the Camp Office of the Director of Secondary Education in Lucknow on Thursday, protesting the delay in their long promised transfer orders. The mood was one part desperation, one part dark comedy, with some educators claiming their wives have stopped speaking to them until they’re transferred.

“We didn’t come to Lucknow for khichdi. We want transfer orders,” declared Dhruv Kumar Tripathi, an MLC representing teachers, dismissing the government's usual placatory snacks with a straight face.

According to the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Teachers Association, educators from every division of the state gathered to demand offline transfer orders that were supposed to arrive by June 30. Many said their children’s admissions had already been completed at new schools, elderly parents are anxiously waiting and now even their homes were in disarray.

Agra’s Bhagwati Prasad Tyagi summed it up, “We did everything. Filed paperwork. Got NOCs. Waited patiently. And now, even our spouses refuse to talk to us.”

Others echoed similar woes. “We are mentally disturbed,” said Brijesh Kumar from Azamgarh. “Our patience is being tested. No list, no update. Just vague assurances from officials.”

The teachers accused the government of playing musical chairs with their demands. “Every year the process is offline. This year, they took all formalities then ghosted us,” said RK Mishra from Meerut.

Posters with three core demands, transfer orders, pension restoration for pre-March 2025 recruits, and pension recalculations for 2006–2015 retirees lined the protest site.

President of the association, Suresh Tripathi, warned that protests would continue indefinitely. “We’ve moved past hope. We’re now surviving on sarcasm and solidarity.” Till then, teachers remain in Lucknow, not for lunch, but for justice.