Mamata Banerjee mulls various roles for ‘tainted’ lecturers

Kolkata

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday stated the continuing trainer recruitment disaster could be resolved quickly, including that ‘tainted’ lecturers might be accommodated in various roles. Her remarks, made forward of Instructor’s Day, have drawn sharp criticism from teams representing ‘untainted’ lecturers.

Talking on the Shiksha Ratna programme on the Dhono Dhanyo auditorium in Kolkata, Ms. Banerjee stated, “After working for therefore a few years, a lot of them have been termed ‘tainted and ineligible’. I’m trying into this matter via authorized means. They might not work as lecturers in keeping with the court docket’s order, however whether or not they can work in Group C or D, is being thought of.”

The Chief Minister stated her authorities was “humanitarian” and never bringing politics into the problem. She additionally assured that non-teaching workers who misplaced their jobs following the Supreme Court docket’s April 3 order could be thought of beneath a contemporary hiring course of after the contemporary recruitment course of for the lecturers is over.

Nevertheless, representatives of ‘untainted’ lecturers expressed dismay. “The ‘untainted’ lecturers and non-teaching workers who didn’t take part in any corruption have been sacrificed on this complete rip-off. They’re assuring the ‘tainted’ candidates of jobs. Whereas many people could not be capable of go the brand new exams once more which we had already handed in 2016, she has not given any assurances to the ‘untainted’ individuals who will lose their jobs,” stated Mehboob Mondal, chief of the Jogyo Shikkhok Shikkhika Adhikar Mancha (JSSAM).

A gaggle of ‘untainted’ lecturers staged a protest exterior the Legislative Meeting, criticising Ms. Banerjee’s remarks. Chief of the Opposition and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari met the protesters and prolonged assist. “It’s unattainable for individuals who gave exams in 2016 to compete with contemporary candidates in 2025,” Mr. Adhikari stated. On September 1, he wrote to Chief Secretary Manoj Pant urging reinstatement of ‘untainted’ lecturers after the West Bengal College Service Fee (WBSSC) printed an inventory of ‘tainted’ candidates.

In the meantime, the Supreme Court docket on Thursday dismissed the plea of tons of of ‘tainted’ candidates in search of to look within the contemporary recruitment strategy of the WBSSC. The same verdict had been given by the Calcutta Excessive Court docket earlier within the week.

The WBSSC printed the names of 1,806 ‘tainted’ candidates on August 30 and 31, following a Supreme Court docket directive. Whereas the court docket ordered that such candidates be barred from the recruitment course of, about 1,400 had already utilized and admit playing cards had been issued, which now stand cancelled.

On April 3, 2025, the Supreme Court docket upheld a Calcutta Excessive Court docket order annulling almost 26,000 educating and non-teaching appointments in West Bengal, ruling that the 2016 recruitment course of was “fraught with fraud and irregularities.” All the panel was cancelled because the State authorities and the Fee didn’t separate ‘tainted’ from ‘untainted’ candidates.

The contemporary recruitment examinations are scheduled for September 7 and 14.