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Protests Escalate as WBSSC Fails to Deliver Full Recruitment List

Sacked teachers and staff intensify sit-in outside WBSSC office, demanding transparency and permanent reinstatement after partial list release.

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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)

Overview

  • The West Bengal School Service Commission missed its April 21 deadline to publish a complete list of 'tainted' and 'untainted' candidates from the 2016 recruitment panel, sparking ongoing protests.
  • A partial list was released, identifying 15,400 'untainted' teachers eligible to work until December 31, but protesters demand full transparency and permanent job security.
  • Non-teaching staff, excluded from interim relief granted by the Supreme Court, have joined the agitation, blocking the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education office.
  • Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged protesters to end their strike, promising a Supreme Court review petition and continued salary payments, but her assurances were dismissed as insufficient.
  • The protests, which include calls for the resignation of key officials, are drawing broader public support, with participants vowing to continue until their demands are fully met.