May be we need to check the education level of the protesters too. This is not a time for protest to seek salary increase. The country is on its last knees and our ratings were downgraded and reserves have depleted to new lowest.
There were lot of issues to teachers but they did not go to this level . Their salaries were drastically increased 1994 by then Minister of Education late Richard Pathirana who was a principal before he won by -election in 1982.
This govt 2019 removed heavy taxes to govt servants and lost revenue from this foolish decision. But the point is that all salaries were indirectly increased and this is not a time to strike. Irrespective of party politics truth is bitter and hard to sink in.