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Some of the teachers were detained, but were let off after some time.Kumar was visiting Government Senior Secondary School in Boha. BATHINDA: As the government did not concede to their demands, the teachers held a protest against Punjab education secretary Krishan Kumar at Boha town of Mansa and disrupted traffic on Boha-Jakhal road on Monday.The protesting teachers’ demands include regularisation of the services of contract-based teachers and full wages to teachers who were cane charged in Patiala The police had tough time controlling the teachers and had to use mild force. “Some teachers were detained, but they were let off after some time,” he added. The teachers were heading towards the school, but the police used force to stop them from entering the school and the teachers sat on the road in protest.Hardeep Singh, member of Adhyapak Sangharsh Committee, said that teachers belonging to various categories are demanding that 5,178 teaching category should be regularised as well as SSA/RMSA teachers should be provided full wages.Senior superintendent of police of Mansa, Mandhir Singh, said that the police is yet to register any case..