Teachers and non -paying employees represent a protest against the police lathe against the protesters 15. May before Bikash Bhawan during the protest against the Supreme Court, which adheres to the Kalkata HC to cancel more than 25,000 employees in West Bengal Schools | Photo Credit: Neither
The Bidhannagar Municipal Police in West Bengal issued a summons of teachers who allegedly participated in Sarlia with the police outside Bikash Bhawan, headquarters of the West Bengal Department, Thursday (15 May 2025).
The teachers protested after the abolition of the appointment of about 26,000 teachers above the inconsistency in the recruitment process.
According to reports, the announcement was sent more than a dozen teachers present in Bikash Bhawan when violence broke out. On Thursday (May 15, 2025), the police resorted to the accusation of the baton to clean the gates of Bikash Bhawan, and several teachers suffered injuries at the police action. While the protesting teachers claimed that the police event was not interpreted, higher police officials said the action was to ensure that employees in government offices in Bikash Bhawan return home.
“… During the investigation, it turns out that you have damaged government assets and prevented civil servants from their legal obligation and threatened the civil servants in their duty, and there are also reasonable reasons to question you to find out the facts and circumstances from you in relation to your current investigation.
At the Bidhannagar North Police Station, companies were registered against some teachers who were seen in various Thursday video (May 15, 2025). According to the police, 19 of its employees suffered injuries in the alleged attack of teachers.
“Intimidation tactics”
Teachers reached the streets after the Supreme Court confirmed the Kalkata’s order of the High Court, which canceled the appointment of about 26,000 teachers after discrepancies in the recruitment process made by the West Bengal (WBSSC) in 2016.
The top court, while allowing teachers to continue working until the end of the year, focused on the new recruitment process. Teachers say that since their appointment was canceled due to corruption officials of the state government, they will not go to the recruitment process again.
Teachers say that police announcement is a tactic of intimidation and that such tricks will not be reflected. Teachers are agitated outside Bikash Bhawan for 12 days.
“The police do it all to intimidate us. But we are not afraid and not stop our protest. They (state government) have all corruption and now the police are summoning us. Protests that will not fight but to get justice.
In July 2022, the recruitment of schools of the West Bengal Schools emerged with the arrest of former State Minister of Education Party Chatterjee Directorate for enforcement of law.
The opposition parties expressed support for teachers. The leader of the opposition of Suvendu Adhikari recently visited a protest. On Friday (May 16, 2025), some teachers’ students visited a protest place to express solidarity. The Western Bengal Commission has raised objections to the “use of children” at protest gatherings for the protection of the child’s rights. On Sunday (May 18, 2025), a group of blind teachers visited Bikash Bhawan to express solidarity with protesters.
Published – May 18, 2025 22:30
