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Scuffle breaks out between police and sacked Bengal teachers in Kolkata

Posted on: May 15, 2025 22:14 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
Scuffle breaks out between police and sacked Bengal teachers in Kolkata
ATussle stone-broke come out on th nighttime between police and a group of dismissed school teachers who were protesting outside the West Bengal education department headquarters, Bikash Bhavan, in Salt Lake. The teachers lost their jobs last month after a court cancelled thousands of appointments in government-aided schools over recruitment irregularities.  They had been holding a sit-in protest since morning, demanding that their jobs be given back, news agency PTI reported. Tensions rose around 8 pm when extra police personnel were sent in, and officers tried to remove the protestors using lathicharge, PTI quoted a police officer as saying.Protestors claimed they were dragged away even though they were demonstrating peacefully. Some lay down on the road to avoid being removed.Earlier in the day, a few protestors allegedly broke a gate and entered the Bikash Bhavan premises, causing chaos.More than a hundred state government staff were stuck inside the building and were later escorted out by police.Also Read: Bengal: Many private schools declare early summer vacations from May 9 after Mamata’s pleaDemand of protestors “We will not sit for a fresh exam. Our demand is clear — our jobs must be restored. We will not leave until the Chief Minister herself speaks to us,” said Mehbub Mondal, one of the protestors.Speaking to the media, a senior police officer said, “Police are doing its job. The higher ups will give a statement.”Several protestors said they were beaten by police, and many teachers were injured.

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