Kolkata: Faculty job aspirants protest over delayed appointments in West Bengal

Kolkata: A whole lot of faculty job aspirants staged a protest on Friday exterior ‘Bikash Bhavan,’ the headquarters of the West Bengal schooling division. They demanded swift appointments, citing delays brought on by authorized hurdles regardless of clearing the 2016 State Stage Choice Take a look at (SLST). Out of over 23 lakh candidates vying for 25,000+ posts, 25,753 acquired appointment letters, which have been invalidated by the Calcutta Excessive Courtroom in April 2022.
The Supreme Courtroom later stayed the order and stated it might hear the matter.
“Many of the 25,753 candidates had certified within the SLST 2016 exams. Nevertheless, they’re confronted with an unsure future attributable to authorized points. Days and months have handed. How lengthy will we wait? We would like the uncertainty to finish and be 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, stated one other candidate Meenakshi Dhara.
The protestors, who marched in 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 fulfill senior faculty schooling division officers.
One of many protestors additionally tonsured his head in public.
A senior faculty schooling division official stated the case will come up once more earlier than the Supreme Courtroom 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 stated.
One other group of candidates held protests in Esplanade space within the coronary heart of Kolkata, affecting vehicular visitors for a while.