Trinamool Leads Protest in Kolkata Against Job Termination by Supreme Court
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Synopsis
The Trinamool Congress is organizing protests in Kolkata and across West Bengal against the termination of 25,000 school jobs following a Supreme Court ruling. The protests will include youth and student participation, and further rallies are planned in other districts.
Key Takeaways
- Protests led by Trinamool Congress in Kolkata.
- Opposition to termination of 25,000 school jobs.
- Supreme Court upheld Calcutta High Court's decision.
- Rallies planned across West Bengal on April 11.
- Accusations against CPI(M) and BJP for job terminations.
Kolkata/New Delhi, April 9 (NationPress) The Trinamool Congress is set to organize a protest march in Kolkata on Wednesday, opposing the termination of 25,000 teaching and non-teaching positions in various schools managed by the West Bengal government.
This protest follows the Supreme Court's endorsement of the earlier ruling by the Calcutta High Court, which annulled the appointments made by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC).
As per party officials, the march will kick off at College Square and finish at Dharamtala at 3 pm today, with participation expected from the party’s youth and student factions.
Besides the Kolkata demonstration, the Trinamool Congress has also unveiled intentions to conduct comparable rallies across various districts, blocks, wards, and towns on April 11.
The state president of the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal announced on Monday that a significant protest will be held in Kolkata on April 9, featuring members from the student and youth wings of the party.
The rally is scheduled to commence at 3 p.m. at College Square in North Kolkata and will proceed to Esplanade in central Kolkata.
On the following day, April 10, similar protest rallies will take place in each district of the state.
The official narrative from the Trinamool suggests that the CPI(M) and BJP colluded to facilitate the termination of 25,753 jobs.
Political analysts indicate that the protest's official stance has been intentionally narrowed to blaming political rivals, as directly opposing the job cancellations could imply a challenge to the Supreme Court’s ruling, which last week upheld the Calcutta High Court’s decision to revoke a total of 25,753 appointments made by the WBSSC.
The Supreme Court’s Division Bench recently concurred with the Calcutta High Court’s assertion that the entire panel of 25,753 jobs had to be annulled due to the state government's and the commission's failure to differentiate between the “genuine” candidates and the “tainted” ones who allegedly secured jobs through monetary means.
