Over 400 people, among the 25,753 teaching and non-teaching staff rendered jobless following the Supreme Court order on April 3, blocked the Hazra Crossing in south Kolkata. Pic/ PTI
The protesters voiced their anger at being labelled "tainted" despite qualifying in the 2016 WBSSC Recruitment Test
They demanded reinstatement or, at the very least, permission to work until December 31, following the courts directive allowing some teachers to continue temporarily
The Supreme Court has scrapped the entire 2016 WBSSC recruitment panel, resulting in 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff losing their jobs
"The Rs 25,000 monthly allowance for Group C and Rs 20,000 for Group D employees until December 31 is simply not enough," a former non-teaching staff member from a South 24 Parganas school stated
The court later allowed "untainted" teachers to continue until December 31, but this relief was not extended to Group C and Group D staff.
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