To express solidarity with the strike of trade unions and highlight the problems being faced by the higher education sector, teachers in universities and college of Punjab and Chandigarh staged dharnas on campuses. Dr. Jagwant Singh, Vice-President, All India Federation of University and College Teachers Organisations (AIFCUTO), said that teacher organisations are concerned about PFRDA, contractual appointment in the university system, exploitation of young teachers and the proposal in the 12th Five year Plan to start institutions for profit. He said that it is unfortunate that thousands of teaching positions are lying vacant and young teachers are being exploited by giving only contractual appointments.