The Teachers Who Died After UP Panchayat Poll

The families of two teachers who died of Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh shared their agony with Brut. Were these deaths avoidable?

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00:00In total, I would say that the administration has snatched my brother from me.

00:08What to do? I have to get well, otherwise how will I do my duty?

00:30My brother was very tense while seeing all these things.

00:44Corona is going on, I will go to duty and if something happens to me or I get covid infection, then how will my family go ahead?

01:00There is no source of income, my brother used to do the job alone.

01:08The whole family depended on him.

01:12All the teachers from the district used to gather there.

01:17The teachers who were called for training or attendance, my brother was very scared to see them.

01:26In total, I would say that the administration has snatched my brother from me.

01:33What to do?

01:36I have to get well, otherwise how will I do my duty?

01:42What to do?

01:45I have to get well, otherwise how will I do my duty?

01:51My brother was very tense while seeing all these things.

01:55What to do?

01:57I have to get well, otherwise how will I do my duty?

02:02All the teachers who have lost their lives, it is all because of the elections.

02:07If the government wanted, it could have postponed the elections by 2-4 months.

02:44Now, the elections have been held, the polls have been held, hundreds of people have joined us.

02:58No, the situation is very bad in today's date, because every day we get news of the deaths of 10-12 teachers.

03:05Today that figure has exceeded 800.

03:39I know that we will have to face a lot of problems.

03:51Let's see what happens next.

03:56What justice does God do with us?