The Opposition BJP on Monday blamed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the Supreme Court’s order annulling over 25,000 school jobs, asking why her government could not provide the court a list of teachers who were “genuine” and those who were “tainted”.
While BJP MLAs protested near the state Assembly, the party’s Yuva Morcha marched to the CM’s Kalighat residence. Police said that some of the leaders and workers were arrested.
“The chief minister is misleading the teachers and non-teaching staff who have lost their jobs. Why isn’t Banerjee giving the list of genuine candidates to the Supreme Court? Everyone knows how TMC leaders are involved in the school jobs scam. It is the TMC and the CM who are responsible for the job loss of thousands of teachers,” said Suvendu Adhikari, BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition.
“She is asking all the teachers to continue to work ‘voluntarily’. Is this not a violation of the SC order? The SC should take cognizance of this. The Chief Minister said that she is holding a meeting with genuine teachers. Then, she knows who they are. Now, why is the list not given to SC?” said Sukanta Majumder, BJP state president, speaking at a press conference.
“The School Service Commission and the CM are responsible for all this. The SCC was not allowed to work independently,” Majumder said.
Meanwhile, Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato, BJP MP from Purulia, wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna, against Banerjee’s statements after the Supreme Court’s order.