Dr. Roopinder Somal

Don’t regret the opportunities you were too afraid to take

[Pargat Singh @PargatSOfficial]

ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਸਿਹਤਯਾਬੀ ਲਈ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ 🙏 ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ

[1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarianFront:Punjab @1158APFront5aab]

Merit discarded.
Legal remedies abandoned.
Promises broken.
CM @BhagwantMann and Higher Education Minister @harjotbains have failed Punjab's higher education—plain and simple.

#Justice_For_1158
#1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarians

@AAPPunjab
@INCPunjab
@Akali_Dal_
@BJP4Punjab

[1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarianFront:Punjab @1158APFront5aab]

.@AAPPunjab prioritizes ₹1,000–1,500 schemes for vote-bank politics over selected #1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarians—adult women who have waited for years for their rightful job
These women can earn with dignity and contribute to society,yet #Justice_For_1158 is still delayed

[Pargat Singh @PargatSOfficial]

Punjab’s education and health institutions have been systematically weakened, allowing private institutions to benefit.

For 25 years, professors were not recruited for government colleges in Punjab. Even when recruitment was finally initiated, the process was not allowed to be completed. How can our public institutions compete with private ones under such circumstances? #Justice_For_1158

[1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarianFront:Punjab @1158APFront5aab]

of #1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarains cannot be ignored.
Punjab’s future depends on strong institutions, not temporary relief. It’s time to prioritise education, opportunity & lasting progress.
#Justice_For_1158

@iBalkaurSidhu 🙏
@BhagwantMann
@CHARANJITCHANNI
@officeofssbadal

[1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarianFront:Punjab @1158APFront5aab]

Today,@iSidhuMooseWala’s father echoed a powerful message his son once shared about Punjab’s future.

The strength of our youth lies in quality higher education—not in short-term freebies.
The urgent need to strengthen govt colleges and complete the long-pending #1158recruitment

[Neel Kamal @NeelkamalTOI]

.@1158APFront5aab has stated that today again #Punjab education minister #HarjotSinghBains failed to hold meeting with them, which was consecutive 7th occasion when meeting could not materialise as earlier meeting we’re not held on Feb 6,13, 24,27, March 20 & 26, even after fixing these meetings

[1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarianFront:Punjab @1158APFront5aab]

The 7th consecutive postponement of the scheduled meeting by Higher Education Minister @harjotbains reflects a continued failure to engage with #1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarians on legitimate concerns.

On 6th April at Anaaj Mandi, Patiala, during CM @BhagwantMann’s rally, we will peacefully expose the false claims of “Sikhya Kranti” and present the ground reality.
#Justice_For_1158

@AAPPunjab
@Inc4PANJAB
@Akali_Dal_
@BJP4Punjab
@ANI
@aajtak
@PTI_News
@BBCHindi
@bbcnewspunjabi

[1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarianFront:Punjab @1158APFront5aab]

1158 ਸਹਾਇਕ ਪ੍ਰੋਫੈਸਰ ਅਤੇ ਲਾਇਬ੍ਰੇਰੀਅਨ ਫ਼ਰੰਟ ਵੱਲੋਂ 6 ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ, ਪਟਿਆਲਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਭਗਵੰਤ ਮਾਨ @BhagwantMann ਦੀ ਸੂਬਾ ਪੱਧਰੀ ਰੈਲੀ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੋਧ ਦਾ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਕ ਐਲਾਨ।

ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਮੰਤਰੀ @harjotbains ਨਾਲ ਤੈਅ ਮੀਟਿੰਗਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ 7ਵੀਂ ਵਾਰ ਮੁਲਤਵੀ ਕਰਨਾ “ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਕ੍ਰਾਂਤੀ” ਦੇ ਝੂਠੇ ਦਾਵਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਹਕੀਕਤ ਬਿਆਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ। 2 ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ ਨੂੰ ਸਿਵਲ ਸਕੱਤਰੇਤ, ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ ਵਿਖੇ ਸਹਾਇਕ ਪ੍ਰੋ. ਜਸਵਿੰਦਰ ਕੌਰ (100% ਅਪਾਹਜ) ਸਮੇਤ ਸਹਾਇਕ ਪ੍ਰੋਫੈਸਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ 6–7 ਘੰਟਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਸਫ਼ਰ ਕਰਵਾ ਕੇ ਮੀਟਿੰਗ ਰੱਦ ਕਰਨਾ ਨਾ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਅਸਵੀਕਾਰਯੋਗ ਹੈ, ਸਗੋਂ ਅਨੁਭਵਹੀਨ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਾਸਨਿਕ ਰਵੱਈਏ ਦੀ ਮਿਸਾਲ ਹੈ।

ਇਹ ਸੱਤਵਾਂ ਮੌਕਾ ਹੈ ਜਦੋਂ 1158 ਸਹਾਇਕ ਪ੍ਰੋਫੈਸਰ ਅਤੇ ਲਾਇਬ੍ਰੇਰੀਅਨ ਫ਼ਰੰਟ ਨੂੰ ਸੱਦ ਕੇ ਖੱਜਲ-ਖੁਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ। ਇਹ ਟਾਲਮਟੋਲ, ਵਾਅਦਾ ਖ਼ਿਲਾਫ਼ੀ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼ੀ ਵਰਗ ਨਾਲ਼ ਬੇਇਨਸਾਫ਼ੀ ਦੀ ਨੀਤੀ ਹੁਣ ਬਰਦਾਸ਼ਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਵੇਗੀ।

“ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਕ੍ਰਾਂਤੀ” ਦੇ ਨਾਂ ‘ਤੇ ਹੋ ਰਹੀ ਨਜ਼ਰਅੰਦਾਜ਼ੀ ਦੇ ਖਿਲਾਫ਼ ਹੁਣ 1158 ਸਹਾਇਕ ਪ੍ਰੋਫੈਸਰ ਅਤੇ ਲਾਇਬ੍ਰੇਰੀਅਨ ਫ਼ਰੰਟ ਹਰ ਮੋਰਚੇ ‘ਤੇ @AAPPunjab ਸਰਕਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਘੇਰੇਗਾ ਅਤੇ ਜਵਾਬਦੇਹ ਬਣਾਏਗਾ।
#Justice_For_1158

@AamAadmiParty
@Inc4PANJAB
@BJP4Punjab
@Akali_Dal_
@SAD__Amritsar

[1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarianFront:Punjab @1158APFront5aab]

CM @BhagwantMann Govt Detains #1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarians Front members Over Education Reform Protest

At around 6 AM today, the police administration detained Assistant Professor Himanshu, Dr. Kuldeep Singh and Shamsher Gill of the 1158 Assistant Professors & Librarians Front, taking them to Police Station City Faridkot—simply for demanding a meeting and fulfillment of long-pending promises by @PbGovtIndia.

After repeated assurances and backtracking, is this the response of the @AAPPunjab government led by CM Bhagwant Mann?
Why fear dialogue with educators asking for #Justice_For_1158?

@AamAadmiParty
@Inc4PANJAB
@BJP4Punjab
@Akali_Dal_
@SAD__Amritsar

[1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarianFront:Punjab @1158APFront5aab]

आज पंजाब स्टूडेंट्स यूनियन ने मुख्यमंत्री भगवंत मान @BhagwantMann की जैतो रैली से पहले 1158 असिस्टेंट प्रोफेसर और लाइब्रेरियन को जेल में डालने और हिरासत में लेने की कड़ी निंदा की है।

आज मुख मंत्री की जैतो रैली से पहले इस तरह की कार्रवाई सत्ता के असहज सच से डर को दर्शाती है।
#Justice_For_1158
#1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarians

@AAPPunjab
@AamAadmiParty
@INCIndia
@BJP4Punjab
@Akali_Dal
@SAD__Amritsar
@PargatSOfficial
@CHARANJITCHANNI
@officeofssbadal
@HarsimratBadal_
@bsmajithia
@sunilkjakhar
@RavneetBittu
@ravish_journo

[1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarianFront:Punjab @1158APFront5aab]

64 government colleges, 2100 professor posts, only 130 filled.
#1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarians recruited on merit—Supreme Court praised its transperancy, yet the state failed to defend.

False claims on 'Sikhya Kranti.'
Instead of exploring legal remedies, CM @BhagwantMann govt wants to punish employees, push privatization, and turn them unemployed again.
#Justice_For_1158

@AAPPunjab
@Inc4PANJAB
@BJP4Punjab
@Akali_Dal_
@harjotbains
@PargatSOfficial
@drcheemasad
@officeofssbadal
@sunilkjakhar
@bsmajithia
https://t.co/1myGSFpnu0

[1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarianFront:Punjab @1158APFront5aab]

Today, during CM @BhagwantMann’s rally in Patiala, #1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarians protesting peacefully over unfulfilled promises were manhandled by police, forcefully loaded into buses and taken to various police stations.

Why the fear of facing questions?
#Justice_For_1158

@AAPPunjab
@Inc4PANJAB
@Akali_Dal_
@BJP4Punjab
@SAD__Amritsar

[1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarianFront:Punjab @1158APFront5aab]

Swati Pathak, student of Govt College for Girls Ludhiana, condemns today’s manhandling of #1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarians demanding promised jobs.

Before them, there were not enough regular professors; now that they are available, why does the @AAPPunjab government not want to save them?

CM @BhagwantMann, at your Patiala rally today, will you answer why teachers are being pushed to unemployment under your education model?
#Justice_For_1158

[Pargat Singh @PargatSOfficial]

ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਪ੍ਰੋਫੈਸਰਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਕੀ ਖ਼ਤਰਾ ਹੈ?
@BhagwantMann ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਿਲਣ ਲਈ ਸਮਾਂ ਕਿਉਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਦੇ ਰਹੇ?

ਜੇ ਪ੍ਰੋਫ਼ੈਸਰਾਂ ਤੇ ਅਧਿਆਪਕਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਬੈਠ ਕੇ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਤੇ ਨੌਜਵਾਨੀ ਦੇ ਅਸਲ ਮਸਲੇ ਹੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਨੇ, ਤਾਂ ਕੀ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਰੈਲੀਆਂ ਤੇ ਸਟੇਜਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਚੁਟਕਲੇ ਸੁਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਹੀ ਬਣੀ ਹੈ?

#Justice_For_1158 #HigherEducation

[1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarianFront:Punjab @1158APFront5aab]

पटियाला में मुख्य मंत्री @BhagwantMann जी की रैली के दौरान 1158 सहायक प्रोफेसरों व लाइब्रेरियन फ्रंट का शांतिपूर्ण प्रदर्शन, लेकिन जवाब में लाठी और गिरफ्तारियां!

गुरुद्वारा दुख निवारण साहिब के पास एकत्र हुए शिक्षकों पर पुलिस कार्रवाई, करीब 80 प्रोफेसर और लाइब्रेरियन को जबरन उठाकर सिविल लाइंस थाने ले जाया गया।
उच्च शिक्षा मंत्री @harjotbains द्वारा 1158 सहायक प्रोफेसर व लाइब्रेरियन फ्रंट के साथ 7 बार बैठक से इनकार किया गया, रोजगार की स्थिरता की मांग लंबित—क्या यही “शिक्षा क्रांति” है?
जब तक जायज़ मांगें पूरी नहीं होतीं, संघर्ष जारी रहेगा। जवाब दीजिए सी एम् साहब।

#1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarians
#Justice_For_1158

@AamAadmiParty
@INCIndia
@BJP4India
@ravish_journo

[Tractor2ਟਵਿੱਟਰ ਪੰਜਾਬ @Tractor2twitr_P]

For last four years, 1158 young professors & librarians have been protesting for station allocation, and one of them died by suicide, holding Pb Edu Min @harjotbains responsible for her death.

Y’day, when they went to Patiala to peacefully protest against CM @BhagwantMann, they were beaten by police, & 80 of them were dragged to police station.

In Gujarat, @ArvindKejriwal speaks about police atrocities against AAP volunteers, but in Panjab, his own government has turned state into a police state. @ravish_journo @dhruv_rathee

[1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarianFront:Punjab @1158APFront5aab]

Aam Aadmi Party’s ‘#SikhyaKranti’: New Labels, Old Neglect in the Politics of Education Revolution”

Rebranding without reform is not change—it’s repetition with better PR.

From Adarsh Schools (Captain govt) to Meritorious Schools (Badal govt) to now “Schools of Eminence” under Bhagwant Mann, the promise was “different politics.” The reality remains the same: not one of these models has been backed by permanent teacher recruitment.
While @harjotbains and the CM @BhagwantMann frequently highlight NEET/JEE successes, those results largely come from Meritorious Schools—where the very teachers delivering them have waited over 4 years for regularization, with repeated assurances but no policy. Despite being chairman of the governing body, the CM Bhagwant Mann has not held even a single meeting with the Meritorious Teachers’ Union @MTU_PUNJAB

“Schools of Eminence” appear to be more about repainting and renaming, while teachers are simply shifted from other schools—no new posts created, no fresh recruitment.

The implied model: shut down many schools, selectively upgrade a few, and market them as an “Education Revolution.”

Ground reality: out of approximately 1950 government senior secondary schools in Punjab, over 1000 operate without principals.
In Sangrur alone, the CM Bhagwant Mann’s own district, 65 of 95 schools function without a principal.

If this is a “Sikhya Kranti,” it is one of presentation—not policy.

@AamAadmiParty
@SwatiJaiHind
@raghav_chadha
@LambaAlka
@mssirsa

[1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarianFront:Punjab @1158APFront5aab]

In 2022, after becoming Punjab’s Education Minister, @meet_hayer Hayer shifted stance—dismissing pre-election promises as “Congress-era recruitment issues” stuck in court. But let’s not forget:

In 2021, #1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarians were recruited on merit with transperancy. Selected candidates formed the “1158 Assistant Professor & Librarians Front” to demand rightful appointments.

Before 2022 elections, AAP leaders—including CM @BhagwantMann & MLAs—promised to resolve this on priority, protect the 1158 recruitment in court and appoint candidates to revive govt colleges suffering from a 25-year hiring drought.

Reality after coming to power? Peaceful protesting Professors outside Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer ’s residence faced brutal lathi-charge. Gold medalists beaten. A disabled candidate assaulted—fingers, ankel broken. This exposed the harsh truth of @AamAadmiParty.

Punjab’s govt colleges still lack regular faculty. Institutions are running on students’ fees & PTA funds, even paying teacher salaries from them. Is this the “education revolution”?

In 4 years, not a single regular new teacher recruitment advertisement for schools or colleges.

Claims of “12,000 teachers regularized”?
In reality, salaries raised from ₹6000 to ₹18000—still far below ~₹50000 of regular teachers. A cruel compromise, not justice.

This isn’t governance—it’s betrayal of educated youth, erosion of public education and broken promises. Punjab deserves accountability.

#Justice_For_1158

@AAPPunjab
@harjotbains
@SwatiJaiHind
@raghav_chadha
@PargatSOfficial
@mssirsa
@bsmajithia
@J_Harpreetsingh

[1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarianFront:Punjab @1158APFront5aab]

#1158AssistantProfessorAndLibrarians
ਕਿੱਕਲੀ ਕਲੀਰ ਦੀ ਗੱਪ ਮਾਨ ਵੀਰ ਦੀ। @BhagwantMann
ਪੱਕੇ ਪ੍ਰੋਫੈਸਰ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ, ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਕ੍ਰਾਂਤੀ ਲਿਆਉਂਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ। @harjotbains

ਉੰਝ ਲੋਕ ਹੱਕੀ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਬੋਲਦਾ ਏ, ਪਰ ਪੱਗਾਂ ਚੁੰਨੀਆਂ ਰੋਲਦਾ ਏ।
ਇਸ਼ਤਿਹਾਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਚਲਾਉਂਦਾ ਏ, ਕਰਜ਼ਾ ਰੋਜ ਵਧਾਉਂਦਾ ਏ।

ਕਹਿੰਦਾ ਬਾਹਰਲੇ ਮੋੜ ਲਿਆਉਣੇ ਆ, ਫਿਰ ਵੰਡ ਨਿਯੁਕਤੀ ਪੱਤਰ ਬੇਰੋਜ਼ਗਾਰ ਬਣਾਉਣੇ ਆ।
ਰੋਜ਼ਗਾਰ ਦਾ ਢੋਲ ਵਜਾਈ ਜਾਵੇ, ਭਰਤੀਆਂ ਰੱਦ ਕਰਾਈ ਜਾਵੇ ।

ਕੀਤਾ 1158 ਨਾਲ ਮਜ਼ਾਕ ਹੈ, ਪ੍ਰੋਫੈਸਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਸੁਪਨੇ ਕੀਤੇ ਖਾਕ ਏ।
ਉਚੇਰੀ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਚ ਪਾਇਆ ਉਜਾੜ ਹੈ, ਪੱਕੇ ਪ੍ਰੋਫੈਸਰ ਕੀਤੇ ਬਾਹਰ ਹੈ।

ਇੰਨੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਕਿੱਕਲੀ, ਰੋ ਰੋ ਕੇ ਨਿਕਲੀ
1158 ਦੀ ਗੁਹਾਰ ਹੈ, ਸਾਡਾ ਹੱਕ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਤੇ ਉਧਾਰ ਹੈ।
ਜੇ 2027 ਦੀਆਂ ਵੋਟਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਉਣਾ ਹੈ, ਤਾਂ ਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਕਾਲਜਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੈਣਾ ਬਚਾਉਣਾ ਏ।
#Justice_For_1158

@AAPPunjab
@Inc4PANJAB
@Akali_Dal_
@BJP4Punjab
@SAD__Amritsar