Sun Jun 01 13:07:41 UTC 2025: ## Summary:

Various organizations and activists in Karnataka, India, are protesting the suspension of Veeranna Madiwalar, a government primary school teacher in Belagavi district, for protesting the lack of sufficient classrooms at his school. They have submitted petitions and memoranda to government officials, demanding his immediate reinstatement, the removal of the suspension from his service record, and the fulfillment of his request for additional classrooms. Organizations like DYFI, AIDSO, and other progressive groups have condemned the government’s action as insensitive and anti-educational, urging the public to voice their opposition.

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**Karnataka Teacher Suspended for Demanding Schoolrooms Sparks Outrage**

**Belagavi, Karnataka, India – June 1, 2025 (The Hindu)** – The suspension of Veeranna Madiwalar, a government primary school teacher in the Nidagundi area of Belagavi district, has ignited widespread protests across Karnataka. Madiwalar was suspended after staging a protest advocating for the construction of additional classrooms at his school.

On Saturday, members of various organizations, including the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and the All India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO), gathered to voice their condemnation of the state government’s decision. Activists in Haveri also submitted petitions to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa demanding the immediate revocation of Madiwalar’s suspension and the removal of any mention of it from his official record.

“Why should a teacher be suspended for raising his voice for his students?” questioned DYFI secretary Basavaraj Poojara. “It is condemnable. The State government should immediately revoke his suspension and fulfil his demand for construction of schoolrooms.”

AIDSO, in a statement, called the government’s move “insensitive” and highlighted Madiwalar’s nine years of dedicated service to the school. They emphasized that he had repeatedly, through official channels, requested additional classrooms to address the hardships faced by students, only resorting to protest after exhausting all other avenues.

“He was constrained to protest after all these measures failed,” AIDSO stated. The organization has urged the state government to reverse its decision, reinstate Madiwalar, and address the urgent need for more classrooms at the school. AIDSO District Coordinator Mahantesh Bilur has further appealed to students, parents, teachers, and the general public to stand against what they see as an “undemocratic and anti-educational move” by the government.

The situation remains tense as pressure mounts on the state government to respond to the growing outcry.

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