WBSSC recruitment case: Suvendu Adhikari suggests publishing 'segregated list'

IANS May 23, 2025 325 views

The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment case continues to create significant political tension in the state. Opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari has proposed a specific solution to the job cancellation crisis by suggesting the state government publish segregated lists of "tainted" and "untainted" candidates. The Supreme Court previously upheld the cancellation of 25,753 teaching and non-teaching positions due to alleged irregularities in the recruitment process. Adhikari's recommendation aims to provide a potential pathway for affected candidates to seek justice and reinstatement.

"Any general review petition will not solve the crisis for those who have lost jobs" - Suvendu Adhikari
Kolkata, May 22: Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday, said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the state government can only solve the crisis of “untainted” or “genuine” teachers losing jobs following a Supreme Court order last month by publishing lists segregating the “untainted” from the “tainted” ones and then approach the apex court with the segregated lists.

Key Points

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Supreme Court cancels 25,753 school jobs in West Bengal

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Adhikari calls for segregated candidate lists

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Mamata Banerjee faces recruitment controversy

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North Bengal WBSSC offices closed

“What I heard is that the state government had filed a review petition at the apex court over its order last month cancelling 25,753 teaching and non-teaching jobs in the state-run schools in the state. In my opinion, any general review petition will not solve the crisis for those who have lost jobs. The state government, should instead, approach the court with the lists segregating the ‘untainted’ from the ‘tainted’ ones,” Adhikari told mediapersons.

The main demand of the protesting teachers is also the publication of segregated lists.

Later, while addressing the mediapersons at Siliguri in Darjeeling district, the leader of the opposition said that earlier there were two offices of West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) in north Bengal, one at Siliguri and one at Malda.

“The Chief Minister decided to close down both these offices. This reflects the Chief Minister’s apathy towards the people of North Bengal,” Adhikari said.

On April 3 this year, the Supreme Court upheld a previous order by the Calcutta High Court's division bench of Justice Debangshu Basak and Justice Shabbar Rashidi cancelling 25,753 school jobs in West Bengal.

The apex court also accepted the observation of the Calcutta High Court that the entire panel of 25,753 candidates had to be cancelled because of the failure of the state government and the commission to segregate the “untainted" candidates from the "tainted" ones.

The state government and West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) had already filed review petitions at the apex court on this issue.

Reader Comments

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Rahul K.
Finally some sense in this mess! Adhikari is absolutely right - segregating the lists is the only fair solution. Why punish honest candidates because of some corrupt elements? The state govt should act fast before more careers are ruined. 🤞
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Priya M.
As someone from North Bengal, I completely agree about the office closures showing apathy. Kolkata gets all the attention while our region suffers. Education jobs are crucial here where opportunities are limited. This affects entire families.
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Arjun S.
The real tragedy is that this could have been avoided with proper administration. Now innocent teachers are paying the price for systemic failures. Hope the review petition considers merit-based cases separately.
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Sunita R.
While Adhikari's suggestion makes sense, why is this coming only now? Opposition leaders should have pushed for transparency from the beginning instead of making it a political issue. Our education system deserves better than this blame game.
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Vikram J.
25,753 jobs cancelled is no small matter! This will have ripple effects across West Bengal's education sector. The government must ensure future recruitments are completely transparent with proper checks. Our children's future depends on good teachers.

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