West Bengal Teachers Demand Review
West Bengal teachers demand justice after losing their jobs due to the now-infamous 2016 teacher recruitment scam. Hundreds of affected teachers have begun protests and marches across Kolkata, insisting on the release of their OMR sheets to verify their exam results. These teachers were recruited through the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) in 2016 but had their jobs cancelled after allegations of large-scale corruption surfaced.
The demand is simple yet powerful: transparency. Teachers want to see their OMR sheet results to prove that they were recruited based on merit and not irregularities. According to The Hindu, the teachers initiated a fresh march from Kalighat to demand that the government take accountability and release their OMR answer sheets.
OMR Sheet Transparency Demanded
Teachers demand core of the protest is the OMR sheet demand, a critical document that reflects a candidate’s performance in the written test. Teachers claim that without this evidence, they have no way to defend themselves against allegations of wrongdoing.
This protest is not just about job loss; it is about restoring dignity and seeking justice after being branded as beneficiaries of a teacher recruitment scam. Protesters believe that releasing the OMR sheets will bring clarity to the WBSSC controversy and help reinstate those who were recruited fairly.
Jobs Cancelled Over Exam Fraud
The roots of this issue go back to the 2016 recruitment process, which came under intense scrutiny after it was revealed that jobs may have been sold rather than earned. The teacher recruitment scam rocked the education system in West Bengal, leading to public outrage, legal battles, and eventual job terminations.
Many of the now-jobless teachers maintain they had no part in the corruption and demand individual reviews. Without access to their OMR sheets, they cannot challenge the decision in court or prove their innocence.
SC Orders Fresh Recruitment
In a major legal move, the Supreme Court of India recently ordered a fresh recruitment process for teachers in West Bengal, declaring the earlier appointments invalid. This ruling has intensified the teacher job loss protest as affected individuals now face uncertain futures.
The court’s order was aimed at cleansing the system, but many argue that it has punished both the guilty and innocent alike. The Supreme Court teacher jobs ruling did not take into account individual performance data, which the teachers now want released through their OMR sheets.
The teachers demand ongoing protest highlights a larger issue: accountability in public recruitment. As the WBSSC controversy unfolds further, the West Bengal teachers demand for OMR transparency continues to gain public sympathy and media coverage.
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