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Mamata Banerjee Urges Protesting Teachers to Resume Work After Supreme Court Ruling

The West Bengal Chief Minister assured salary protection for affected educators and announced plans for a review petition for dismissed support staff.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference, in Kolkata. (ANI file)
Teaching and non-teaching staff, whose appointments were invalidated following a Supreme Court order, stage a protest outside the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC), at Salt Lake in Kolkata, on Monday. (HANDOUT)
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Overview

  • Thousands of teachers, whose 2016 appointments were annulled by the Supreme Court, continue protests outside the WBSSC headquarters in Salt Lake.
  • Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appealed to educators to return to work, assuring them their salaries are secured for the time being.
  • The government and judiciary are working to identify tainted versus untainted teachers, with no immediate action required from the educators themselves.
  • Banerjee announced plans to file a review petition with the Supreme Court for Group C and D staff who lost their jobs.
  • The Chief Minister also confirmed a visit to Murshidabad in early May to address concerns in affected areas.