Workers of the Uttarakhand schooling division 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 rapid arrest.

The choice to boycott work was taken at a gathering held right here between officers of assorted academics’ unions, the Federation of Ministerial Providers Affiliation, the Workers Joint Council, the Uttarakhand Pharmacists Affiliation, the Collectorate Union, the Diploma Engineers Union, and different worker organisations.

The assembly additionally determined that if the accused will not be arrested inside two days, all places of work within the State, from the Nagar Panchayat to the State Secretariat, will boycott work beginning February 25.

After the assembly, the president of the State Academics’ Union, Ram Singh Chauhan, mentioned that the assembly unanimously determined that every one officers and staff of the schooling division would observe a whole strike on Monday and Tuesday.

He mentioned {that a} resolution was additionally taken to request the State’s Chief Secretary to situation a particular working process for the security of staff and to deploy police in all departments.

On Saturday (February 21), supporters of Mr. Sharma, MLA from Dehradun’s Raipur constituency, allegedly vandalised Mr. Naudiyal’s workplace and assaulted him in his presence over the renaming of a college, injuring him.

Subsequently, primarily based on Mr. Naudiyal’s grievance, a case was registered in opposition to the MLA and his supporters on the Raipur police station. The MLA’s supporters additionally filed a case in opposition to unknown people.

On this regard, Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Pramod Singh Dobal mentioned that the circumstances filed by either side are being investigated.

Following the controversy, the State unit president, Mahendra Bhatt, mentioned that the legislator was summoned late at night time, the place he offered his facet of the story and expressed remorse over the incident.

Mr. Bhatt acknowledged that the MLA, alongside along with his supporters, has publicly apologised for the incident involving the schooling officer, and everybody ought to chorus from escalating the difficulty.

He clarified that the get together will not be in favour of any sort of disturbance, anarchy, or indecent behaviour, whether or not by public representatives, get together officers, employees, or anybody else.

In the meantime, BJP MLA from Doiwala, Brijbhushan Gairola, criticised the incident, stating that such practices will not be the get together’s coverage and that everybody ought to categorical their views on the suitable platform.

He acknowledged that this hooliganism won’t be tolerated and the regulation will take its course.