Protesting teachers 'gherao' SSC office demanding eligibility list release

Fresh complications over the release of 'tainted' and 'untainted' teacher lists triggered intense protests outside the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) office in Salt Lake on Monday.

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

KOLKATA: Thousands of teachers appointed through the 2016 recruitment process laid effective siege to the office by staging a sit-in at its gates, demanding certified lists of eligible appointees.

Aggrieved teachers, under the banner of Jogya Shikshak Shikshika Adhikar Mancha, marched from Karunamoyee to the WBSSC office in the afternoon. Initially, they held a sit-in on the main road outside the commission's premises, raising slogans and delivering speeches throughout the day.

The agitation intensified after reports emerged that WBSSC would release certified lists of 'tainted' and 'untainted' candidates only up to the third phase of counselling for Classes IX-X and the second phase for Classes XI-XII. This came as a blow to many, as recruitment had taken place over many counselling phases.