Archive · 24 May 2025
Bengal Teachers Protest, Demand Government Meeting on Jobs
Teachers in West Bengal, whose jobs were canceled by the Supreme Court due to irregularities in a recruitment process, are protesting.
They are demanding a meeting with the government to discuss their future.
They've been waiting for over two weeks but haven't been heard.
They're worried about losing their jobs and the impact on their families.
The teachers plan to escalate their protests if the government doesn't respond by Monday.
They also plan to contact MPs to raise their issues in Parliament.
A court order directed them to move their protest to a new location, Boimela Prangan, where they will be provided with necessary amenities like water and bio-toilets.
Teachers are protesting the cancellation of their appointments.
They are waiting for a meeting with the state government to discuss their situation.
The teachers are seeking clarity on the fresh recruitment process.
They plan to escalate protests if their demands are unmet by Monday.
Protest location is shifting to Boimela Prangan.
- Who
- Protesting teachers, the government, the Supreme Court, and the Calcutta High Court.
- What
- Protesting teachers are awaiting a meeting with the government and may escalate their protests.
- When
- Protests began over two weeks ago, with a deadline for a government response by Monday, May 26, 2025.
- Where
- Outside the Education Department headquarters, Bikash Bhawan (originally), and Boimela Prangan (planned).
- Why
- To demand a meeting with the government to discuss their future and the fresh recruitment process after the cancellation of their appointments.
Protesting Teachers
Government
Government Response
Protesting Teachers
Teachers await government meeting to discuss their fate following Supreme Court's cancellation of appointments.
Government
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Recruitment Process
Protesting Teachers
Protesting teachers seek clarity on their future and government's plans for fresh recruitment.
Government
N/A
- Protesting Group
- Deserving Teachers’ Rights Forum (DTRF)
- Protest Deadline
- Monday for government meeting
- Supreme Court Ruling
- Upheld cancellation of appointments (April 3, 2024)
- Interim Relief
- Continue working until new recruitment starts by Dec 31, 2025
- New Protest Location
- Boimela Prangan (planned)
- Protest Concerns
- Lack of clarity on future and fresh recruitment process
