Bengal BJP demands CM’s resignation, CPI(M) slams TMC as SC upholds dismissal of over 25,000 teachers
After the Supreme Court upheld the Calcutta HC’s verdict to dismiss almost 26,000 teachers and non-teaching staff across various schools run or aided by the West Bengal government, the state’s Opposition parties slammed the ruling TMC.
In April 2024, a division bench of the Calcutta High Court cancelled the illegal recruitment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff by the 2016 School Service Commission (SSC), ordering them to return their salaries with interest. The court also ordered fresh recruitment against the posts within 15 days. Terming the verdict “illegal”, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had vowed to appeal against it.
The SC upheld the order on Thursday.
While Trinamool Congress is yet to react to the development, BJP state president Sukanta Majumder launched a scathing attack...