WBSSC Recruitment Protest: Job Losses Lead to Venue Change and Future Plans
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Synopsis
On April 25, teaching staff affected by the Supreme Court's ruling in the WBSSC recruitment case announced a shift in their protest venue to Y-channel. Meanwhile, non-teaching staff will continue to protest at the WBSSC office.
Key Takeaways
- Protest venue relocated to Y-channel at Esplanade.
- Non-teaching staff remain at WBSSC office.
- Future protests planned pending Commission's response.
- Protest started on April 21 after unfulfilled promises.
- Supreme Court upheld annulment of WBSSC's 2016 job panel.
Kolkata, April 25 (NationPress) Educators who were affected by the Supreme Court's ruling regarding the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment case have declared their intention to relocate their protest to Y-channel, a well-known site for demonstrations at Esplanade.
Meanwhile, the non-teaching personnel in Group-C and Group-D will persist with their protests outside the WBSSC office for the time being.
During the announcement of the venue switch, those who lost their jobs outlined their upcoming protest strategies.
In a statement to the press, the demonstrators indicated they would maintain their protests for the next two days, awaiting a clear and transparent proposal from the Commission.
Should the Commission fail to provide this, they plan to march to Bikash Bhavan, which serves as the headquarters for the State Education Department.
The sit-in protest began on April 21, following the state Education Department and the Commission's failure to deliver on their previous promise to publish lists distinguishing between “genuine” and “tainted” candidates.
State Education Minister Bratya Basu stated that the Supreme Court did not mandate the release of the segregated lists.
In the meantime, the Commission has discreetly forwarded a list of “genuine” candidates to the respective District Inspectors of Schools.
Although not officially confirmed, reports suggest that a list containing 15,403 candidates has been sent to the District Inspectors.
Earlier this month, a division bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar, upheld the Calcutta High Court's decision from last year, which annulled WBSSC's entire 2016 panel of 25,753 teaching and non-teaching positions.
The Apex Court concurred with the Calcutta High Court's findings that the entire panel had to be invalidated due to the “failure” of both the state government and WBSSC to differentiate between the “genuine” candidates and those who obtained jobs through monetary means.
