Bengal: Doctors protesting on RG Kar issue join protests of sacked school teachers

IANS April 10, 2025 307 views

A significant protest is unfolding in Kolkata as doctors join sacked school teachers in challenging controversial appointments by the West Bengal School Service Commission. The Supreme Court and Calcutta High Court have supported the cancellation of 25,753 appointments due to systemic irregularities. Actor Badshah Moitra has lent his voice to the movement, highlighting the broader implications for the state's education system. The protesters are demanding immediate action and segregation of genuine candidates from tainted ones through a relay hunger strike.

"This development is not just a loss for the sacked school teachers but also for the entire education system in the state." - Badshah Moitra, Actor
Kolkata, April 10: Doctors protesting on RG Kar issue joined the protest demonstrations of sacked school teachers in Kolkata on Thursday.

Key Points

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Doctors support sacked teachers' protest against WBSSC appointment cancellations

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Supreme Court upholds Calcutta High Court order on 25,753 appointments

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Relay hunger strike launched by teachers in Salt Lake

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Actor Badshah Moitra criticizes systemic corruption

The sacked employees organised the protest rally in central Kolkata, demanding immediate action by the state government and West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) in segregating “genuine” candidates from “tainted” ones and also condemning the police assault on the protesting employees in the city on Wednesday.

The medical fraternity representatives claimed that the demand of the sacked school teachers to ensure the segregation was justified since the apex court division bench Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar.

The pex court, last week, upheld an earlier order by Calcutta High Court’s division bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Shabbar Rashidi to cancel a total of 25,753 appointments made by the WBSSC on grounds on failure on part of the state government and the commission to segregate “genuine” candidates from “tainted”.

Actor Badshah Moitra, a known face in social movements, also participated in the protest rally.

He said that this development is not just a loss for the sacked school teachers but also for the entire education system in the state.

“As it is, the teacher-to-student ratio in West Bengal is not satisfactory. Unfortunately, such a crisis has surfaced because of the corruption in the system and incapability of the administration in preventing that corruption,” Moitra said.

A section of the protesting sacked school teachers has already started a relay hunger strike in front of WBSSC’s office at Salt Lake in the northern outskirts of Kolkata from Wednesday.

A group of junior doctors organised a similar hunger strike last year on the R.G. Kar issue.

Reader Comments

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Priya M.
Solidarity between different professions is so important! 👏 Doctors standing with teachers shows how deeply this corruption affects everyone. Hope the government listens soon.
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Rahul K.
While I support the teachers' cause, I'm concerned about the hunger strikes. These protests shouldn't come at the cost of people's health. There must be better ways to get attention.
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Sanjay P.
25,753 appointments canceled? That's huge! The system clearly failed these people. Now the government needs to act fast to fix this mess.
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Ananya D.
Respect to Badshah Moitra for joining the protest! When public figures stand with common people, it makes a real difference. More celebrities should use their platform like this.
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Manoj T.
The article mentions police assault on protestors - this is concerning. Peaceful protest is a right, and authorities should show restraint. Hope there's an investigation.
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Tanya R.
I appreciate the coverage but wish the article had more details about the RG Kar issue the doctors were originally protesting about. The connection isn't very clear here.

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West Bengal education WBSSC scam School teacher appointments Kolkata protests Supreme Court Badshah Moitra
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