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Protests Escalate as WBSSC Misses Deadline for Tainted Teacher List

Sacked staff launch indefinite sit-ins at WBSSC and WBBSE offices, demanding clarity on their employment status after the commission failed to release the promised segregated list.

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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 (WBSSC) missed its April 21 deadline to publish a segregated list of tainted and untainted appointees from the annulled 2016 recruitment panel.
  • Protests intensified as sacked teaching and non-teaching staff staged indefinite sit-ins and blockades at WBSSC and WBBSE offices, demanding immediate publication of the list.
  • The commission reportedly plans to include only candidates from the first three rounds of counselling in the untainted list, sparking accusations of unfairness and lack of transparency.
  • WBSSC officials stated they are awaiting further legal clarification, arguing the Supreme Court orders do not explicitly mandate the publication of a segregated list.
  • The Supreme Court had previously annulled 26,000 appointments due to irregularities and allowed untainted teachers to resume duties temporarily until December 31, 2025.