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The Bidhannagar North Police Station has summoned five teachers associated with the ongoing protest by SSC job-deprived candidates, accusing them of damaging government property and obstructing government employees. 

 

The move follows the registration of a case against several protesting teachers on Thursday under multiple legal sections, related to the agitation at Bikash Bhavan in Salt Lake.

 

The five identified teachers have been asked to appear at the police station on Monday and Tuesday. However, the protesting teachers have declared that the rest of the demonstrators will accompany the summoned individuals in solidarity. According to police sources, 10 more protesters have also been identified and summons will soon be sent to them as well.

 

On Thursday, the agitating ‘qualified’ but jobless teachers, who were part of the 2016 SSC recruitment process, launched a sit-in protest outside Bikash Bhavan with a seven-point charter of demands and police resorted to lathicharge to disperse them. Since then, the protest is going on without interruption. With Saturday and Sunday being holidays, the group has not yet announced any new programs in the coming week.

 

 

Senior state minister and Kolkata’s mayor Firhad Hakim on Saturday described the teachers’ stir as a ‘drama’ to get attention of news channels.

 

Despite the tense situation, the teachers took it upon themselves to clean the protest site this morning. Armed with brooms, they on Sunday swept the area in front of Bikash Bhavan, stating that they wanted to maintain cleanliness while continuing their movement.

 

The protest has gained momentum following the Supreme Court’s recent verdict in the recruitment scam case that invalidated the appointments of 25,735 teachers and education workers who were recruited through the 2016 SSC process. This includes visually impaired and specially abled individuals, many of whom have now joined the agitation.

 

At 3 PM today, a special program was held at the protest site. During the event, blind and specially abled teachers shares personal stories of their struggles and conduct street-side classes for children, symbolising both protest and resilience.

 

As legal action intensifies and public support grows, the movement reflects both the deep frustration and determination of a generation of educators left in limbo despite their qualifications.