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WBSSC to submit categorised lists to state Education Department by Apr 30

Kolkata, Apr 22 (UNI) Amid ongoing protests outside the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) office by disqualified teaching and non-teaching staff from state-run schools, demanding the publication of separate lists identifying “tainted” and “untainted” candidates, the commission announced a new deadline on Tuesday afternoon.

However, this new deadline does not pertain to the public release of the segregated lists. Instead, the WBSSC plans to submit the categorised lists to the state Education Department by April 30.

According to the commission, three distinct lists will be compiled: one of candidates deemed “genuine” beyond doubt, another of those clearly identified as “tainted,” and a third comprising individuals whose optical mark recognition (OMR) sheets showed technical discrepancies.

The commission has also directed district inspectors of schools to begin compiling these lists immediately within their respective districts.

The announcement follows protests by teachers who lost their jobs after the Supreme Court scrapped the 2016 WBSSC panel of 25,753 posts, demanding the release of a list promised by the state government during a recent meeting with untainted candidates.

Education Minister Bratya Basu, and the representatives of the state education department in a meeting with a delegation of the untainted candidates assured them that a segregated list would be published by April 21, in accordance with legal advice. However, the deadline passed on Monday without the release of the list.

However, speaking to the media on Tuesday Basu said, “The job losers had sought a meeting with us, but we had made it clear from the beginning that we wouldn't move forward without proper legal counsel. Some of their demands are legally permissible, but the Supreme Court never directed us to publish the list—this has been confirmed by top legal experts.”

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday also appealed to the jobless teachers not to continue their protest under the scorching sun and urged them to return to school, assuring them that they would receive their salaries.
“Why are the teachers sitting there? Please return to school. There's no need to worry — you will receive your salaries. The state government will address your concerns within the legal framework. As for Group C and D, please wait for the legal consultation — we will conduct another review soon," the chief minister said.

“Why you need the list of the tainted and untainted teachers? It will not help you. The state government is there to take care of it. You go back to your schools and take your classes properly. We will do everything possible under the provisions of law,” she said.

The problem with the appointment of the teachers started when, a Supreme Court division bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar cancelled the entire 2016 WBSSC panel of 25,753 teaching and non-teaching posts due to the failure of the state government and WBSSC to distinguish between “genuine” candidates and those who secured jobs by paying bribes.

Meanwhile, the representatives of the jobless teachers who have started their protest on Monday announced that their gherao (blockade) of the SSC office will continue. They also mentioned that they would try to speak with the education minister and plan to approach the High Court with a demand for the disqualification of ineligible candidates.
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