SSC Chairman leaves office after 40 hours of lock-down by protesting teachers
After being locked inside the Acharya Sadan West Bengal School Commission office for nearly 40 hours on Wednesday, the SSC Chairman Siddharta Majumdar was allowed to leave the building at around 9 pm.
However, teachers say their protest will continue. On April 3, the Supreme Court invalidated the appointment of 25,753 teachers and staffers at state-run and aided schools, calling the entire selection process “vitiated and tainted”.
The Chairman was taken to his residence with a police escort and he refused to say anything to the media.
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The protesting teachers said, “We will discuss the list with the Education Minister. However, today, there is a hearing of our case in Calcutta High Court. The Chairman is supposed to be present there in person. ...