College job aspirants protest in Kolkata demanding appointment | Schooling
A whole bunch of faculty job aspirants on Friday demonstrated earlier than the West Bengal schooling division headquarters ‘Bikash Bhavan’ right here, demanding an appointment shortly since they didn’t get it as a result of authorized wrangle regardless of cracking a recruitment examination in 2016.
Over 23 lakh candidates had appeared for the State Stage Choice Take a look at (SLST) in that yr for over 25,000 vacant posts. Whereas 25,753 appointment letters had been issued, the Calcutta Excessive Court docket in April final yr invalidated their appointment.
The Supreme Court docket later stayed the order and mentioned it will hear the matter.
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“A lot of the 25,753 candidates had certified within the SLST 2016 exams. Nevertheless, they’re confronted with an unsure future as a result of authorized points. Days and months have handed. How lengthy will we wait? We wish the uncertainty to finish and be a part of work,” Ujjwal Samanta, one of many protesters instructed reporters.
A small fraction of the 25,000-odd candidates have been accused of taking unfair means within the examination, however all have been going through an unsure future, mentioned one other candidate Meenakshi Dhara.
The protestors, who marched in the direction of Bikash Bhavan from Karunamoyee crossing in Salt Lake, have been stopped by the police earlier than the constructing. Six of their representatives have been allowed to go inside to satisfy senior faculty schooling division officers.
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One of many protestors additionally tonsured his head in public.
A senior faculty schooling division official mentioned the case will come up once more earlier than the Supreme Court docket this month.
“We can not act because the matter is sub-judice, We are going to go by the recommendation and directive of the judiciary,” the official mentioned.
One other group of candidates held protests in Esplanade space within the coronary heart of Kolkata, affecting vehicular visitors for a while.
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