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Teachers impacted by the WBSSC recruitment scandal are demanding urgent intervention from West Bengal's Education Minister. They have set a strict deadline for a meeting to discuss their job losses following the Supreme Court's order. The teachers' forum plans to escalate their protest if no response is received by May 26. Their strategy includes writing to MPs from across political parties to raise awareness about their situation.

Key Points: WBSSC Scam Teachers Warn Bratya Basu Over Job Crisis

  • Supreme Court annulled 25,753 WBSSC school appointments
  • Teachers seek government intervention
  • Protest planned if Minister doesn't respond
  • Forum to approach MPs from all parties
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WBSSC job scam: Protesting teachers give deadline to Education Minister, threaten to escalate stir

Kolkata teachers demand meeting with Education Minister, threaten escalated protest over Supreme Court job cancellations

"We deserve to know what steps the government is taking - Genuine Teachers' Rights Forum Representative"

Kolkata, May 24

Teachers who lost their jobs following a recent Supreme Court order in the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment case have given a deadline to state Education Minister Bratya Basu to meet them and address their concerns.

The aggrieved teachers, who identify as "untainted" or "genuine" candidates, have warned of intensified agitation if the Minister fails to respond by May 26.

Speaking to the media on Saturday, members of the "Jogyo Shikshak-Shikshika Adhikar Mancha" (Genuine Teachers' Rights Forum) said they have made multiple appeals to both Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Education Minister Bratya Basu but have yet to receive any response.

"Despite being genuine candidates, we are facing the brunt of a corrupt recruitment process. We deserve to know what steps the government is taking, particularly regarding the review petition filed in the Supreme Court. If the Education Minister does not meet us by Monday, we will be compelled to launch a more aggressive protest," a forum representative said.

The forum also plans to write to all Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs from West Bengal, urging them to raise the issue of the affected teachers in Parliament. "We will approach MPs from both the ruling and opposition parties," the representative added.

On April 3, a Supreme Court bench comprising then Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice Sanjay Kumar upheld a previous order of the Calcutta High Court that annulled 25,753 school appointments made through the WBSSC.

The apex court observed that the panel had to be scrapped entirely due to the authorities' failure to distinguish between "tainted" and "untainted" candidates.

The state government and the WBSSC have since filed review petitions in the Supreme Court seeking reconsideration of the order.

- IANS

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Arjun M.
This is really unfortunate for genuine candidates caught in this mess. The government should have been more careful in the recruitment process from the beginning. Now innocent teachers are suffering because of someone else's corruption. Hope the review petition brings some relief 🤞
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Priya K.
As someone from West Bengal, I'm ashamed of this recruitment scam. These teachers have every right to protest. The Education Minister should meet them immediately instead of hiding. Corruption in education is the worst kind - it destroys futures of both teachers and students.
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Rahul D.
While I sympathize with genuine candidates, the Supreme Court had no choice but to cancel all appointments when corruption was so widespread. The system needs complete overhaul. Maybe this crisis will finally force Bengal to implement transparent digital recruitment like other states.
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Sneha G.
The real victims here are students who will suffer due to sudden teacher shortages. Government should arrange temporary teachers while sorting this out. Education shouldn't become casualty of political games. #SaveOurSchools
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Deepak S.
Why is Mamata Banerjee silent on this issue? She's usually so vocal. This shows even her government can't escape corruption charges. Teachers' protest is justified - they spent years preparing for these exams only to lose jobs because of others' wrongdoing.
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Meena T.
The Supreme Court did right thing by cancelling all appointments. You can't have few corrupt people benefiting while honest candidates suffer. Now government must conduct fresh exams with complete transparency. Jai Hind! 🇮🇳

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