- By Nidhi Giri
- Tue, 22 Apr 2025 04:36 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday promised to safeguard salaries of the protesting Bengal teachers and appealed to them to resume their duties. Despite this, the teachers, whose appointments were cancelled by a Supreme Court ruling recently, remained camped outside the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) office in Salt Lake, continuing their overnight protest.
“You don’t need to worry about who is tainted and who is not. You only need to worry about whether you have your job and whether you are getting your salaries on time. The list to identify the tainted and untainted teachers remains with the government and the courts," news agency PTI quoted CM Mamata Banerjee as saying at an administrative programme in Midnapore.
“We assure that your jobs are safe for now, and you will get your salaries. Please return to your schools and resume classes. I have spoken about this several times since last night. We are with you,” Banerjee added.
Mamata Banerjee said a review petition for Group C and Group D staff, who have lost their jobs, will also be filed before the Supreme Court and “keep your faith in us till then”. Banerjee added that she will visit the troubled areas of Murshidabad in the first week of May.
Earlier, Banerjee reiterated her stance on rejecting the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Calcutta High Court’s order annulling the appointment of over 25,000 teaching and non-teaching staff.
