The arrests followed a rally near the office of the Director of Public Instructions (schools) in Sector 17. They marched to the Chandigarh Housing Board roundabout near which they were arrested under Section 107 51 of CrPC, said the police sources. The protesters raised slogans against the Punjab Government and the state Education Minister. The whole affair was reportedly peaceful. However, the traffic had to routed to other points. According to police sources, they were arrested.

On October 30, nearly 50 sacked teachers had courted arrest. These sacked teachers were dismissed by the Punjab government last year and have since been demanding their jobs back.