Tensions Escalate Outside Stadium Before Mamata Banerjee's Meeting with Jobless School Employees
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Synopsis
On April 7, chaos erupted outside Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata ahead of a meeting between CM Mamata Banerjee and jobless school employees. The Supreme Court's annulment of 25,753 jobs led to tensions between two groups of job losers, escalating to skirmishes as police intervened to restore order.
Key Takeaways
- Chaos erupted outside Netaji Indoor Stadium.
- Meeting involved CM Mamata Banerjee and school job losers.
- The Supreme Court annulled 25,753 teaching and non-teaching jobs.
- Two factions clashed over entry passes to the meeting.
- Police deployed to manage the situation.
Kolkata, April 7 (NationPress) - Tensions and chaos unfolded outside the Netaji Indoor Stadium in central Kolkata, where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to meet a group of individuals who lost their jobs in state-run schools. This follows a Supreme Court ruling that nullified 25,753 teaching and non-teaching positions last week.
Conflict arose as two factions of job losers faced off; one group possessed entry passes to the meeting, while the other did not. Those with passes were labeled as “genuine” candidates, having lost their positions due to the cancellation of the entire panel of 25,753 candidates by the apex court. This ruling was based on the state's inability to distinguish between “genuine” and “tainted” candidates.
The group with entry passes has been designated as “genuine”, with their passes featuring the tagline - “We are genuine”. They have been actively opposing the entry of those without passes, who are considered “tainted”.
Conversely, the group lacking passes gathered outside the stadium, questioning the fairness of labeling individuals when the entire panel was annulled due to the segregation failure.
As both groups confronted each other, altercations broke out, prompting the large police presence to intervene and separate the factions. Police erected barricades to maintain order, with additional forces deployed under the guidance of senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officials.
Amid the unrest, confusion persists regarding the meeting's organization and the issuance of entry passes. Those with passes claim they were distributed from the state secretariat of Nabanna, suggesting the state government is the event's organizer. However, the state government asserts that the meeting is convened by an association representing jobless individuals affected by the court's decision, with the Chief Minister attending to listen to their concerns on humanitarian grounds.
