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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is receiving a letter from BJP MP and former BJP judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay suggesting that a committee be created in order to find a way tosave the positions of unemployed teachers as a consequence of a Supreme Court ruling.
In his letter, Gangopadhyay urged the SSC to commence the process of considering over 25,000 teaching and non-teaching staff as eligible. He claimed that the commission could easily get rid of the ineligible candidates who have been rendered jobless after the Supreme court's ruling by examining the OMR sheets.
The latest ruling in Supreme Court dated April 3, rejected the appeal against a ruling from High Court of Kolkata where it had previously set aside the appointment of over 25,753 teaching and non- teaching positions as staff under serviced schools for a SSC recruitment drive in 2016 on the ground that the entire selection process was vitiated and tainted.
The claim of those who lost their jobs in the calamitous judgment was that the SSC did not have the ability to distinguish those who actually got the job through legitimate means from those who had the means to get the job.
Gangopadhyay mentioned during the call that he was going to write to Banerjee in the middle of the week asking very politely that she begin undertaking the steps necessary to create a committee which will work towards saving the jobs of “eligible teachers””.
Positive responses came from Member of the Legislative Assembly Gangopadhyay who, alongside the Education Minister of West Bengal, was also invited during a live phone in the TV program. “I will be at Bikash Bhavan around 2 pm tomorrow,” is a promise apparently made during the call. The promise continues “I will hand the letter marked for the CM personally to whoever is there.” Previously, the MP had said the CM should be asked to form a committee to outline how eligible teachers could be reinstated to work.
Basu asked that as a form of suggestionfrom her to fulfil allegations she interfered in the SSC, an autonomous body, the functioning of the SSC, “it would be better if you sent a letter with your suggestions to the CM.”In one of his previous interviews, Guyak had said “You have suggested to the media that your input goes beyond politics.” Basu pointed out the contradiction where he asserted that all politicians are meddling with the Banerjee administration, “As I told you, she only interferes when absolutely necessary.”
“I guarantee that comes Monday, I will place in front of the chief minister your letter,” was his representation, also undersigned by Basu’s oath of aiding to… “the proposal” which was equally bunch to his offer. No sooner did the Deputy Commander Major announce the new plans for ‘happy hour’ that Gangopadhyay instantly remarked, ‘I will be handing the letter over to the minister on Wednesday,’ puting the matter to rest and sealing the deal.
Sabu could also remember very clearly that the letter was planned to be kept at the state headquarters, which is affectionately also called Nabanna, on Wednesday by him at twelve noon. Did she tell him vaguely before changing it to ‘I’m not sure I’ll be at Nabanna at that time’ before slyly offering the unsealed box with the letter. During a sham interrogation accompanied with about 20 unvetted teachers, Gangopadhyay was stublished when he was told that they were not in the office.
In tandem reported the SSC, “The relevant identification task is simple for the commission if OMR marks are indeed available in the possessive stash,” said Changelia.
Then, the BJP Lok Sabha MP met some other officials and gave a memorandum requesting that the Commission initiate the process of locating the OMR-deserving candidates, which he asserted the SSC could conduct effortlessly.
“If the SSC lacks the capacity to verify OMRs, assuming they possess them, we will presume they are under pressure not to do it. But, they need to do this,” he remarked.
The MP from Tamluk said he would return to the SSC office on April 9 to insist on meeting the chairman to fulfill his demands. “I appeal to the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to form a committee to ascertain how the eligible teachers can be brought back to service. Even now, eligible and tainted candidates can be easily separated,” Gangopadhyay stated.
This is the second time the former judge suggested this to the CM within just four days. On April 4, the CM was urged by Gangopadhyay to set up a committee comprising the advocate general and some lawyers to determine how a deserving teacher could be reinstated.
It was he who proposed that a panel controlled by the Education Minister should also include the School Service Commission chairman and may compositively include Gangopadhyay. As was stated by him, a review petition may be filed in the Supreme Court to compile a list of all the candidates who ‘secured’ the position without dishonesty.
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