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26-05-2025
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The Hindu
16-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Teachers in West Bengal resume protests; police justify use of force as ‘minimal'
Protesting teachers who were baton-charged on Thursday (May 15, 2025) night resumed their sit-in outside Bikash Bhawan, the West Bengal Education Department headquarters, and continued their protest overnight. Meanwhile, the West Bengal Police on Friday (May 16), justified their use of force as minimal. The use of force brought heavy criticism from Opposition political parties. Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and other BJP leaders Sajal Ghosh and Kaustav Bagchi met the teachers on Friday evening. Congress organised rallies in support of the cause. Earlier in the day, Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders visited the protest site to condemn the police brutality. This came after the teachers, who faced the police baton, asked the common people to come out in support of their cause. The teachers said they don't want their protests to be politicised but would welcome leaders who joined without party flags. The protesting teachers said over 30 colleagues were critically injured and hospitalised, with head wounds, broken limbs, eye injuries, and one reportedly suffering a stroke from police action. A rally was also taken out by working teachers from across the city to voice their solidarity for their colleagues and condemn the police brutality. 'We used minimal force, we understand that they have lost their jobs, we have solidarity with their cause. But they broke barricades, used force to get inside Bikash Bhawan, and did not allow over 500 employees to leave the premises. We got multiple distress calls from inside, people wanted to go back home to their families... We only used force to make a safe passage for these people to leave,' Supratim Sarkar, Additional Director General, South Bengal told presspersons. The police said that 19 personnel were injured during the clashes. The police have taken cognizance of the whole situation and registered a suo motu case against the teachers. 'They call this minimal force? It left us with fractures, head and eye injuries, and blood loss. We gheraoed Bikash Bhawan staff because they're the reason we're on the streets.' Chintan Mondal, a representative of Deserving Teachers Rights Forum said. Many of the injured teachers were seen sitting outside Bikash Bhawan even on Friday afternoon demanding immediate reinstatement without the need to reappear for examinations. 'They hit me with batons, they kicked me with their boots, I started bleeding. They critically injured my leg, but I will not give up. I will not go back home,' an injured teacher said. A huge contingent of Rapid Action Force and police were present on site even on Friday. 'We have never seen such barbaric and brutal attack on teachers in any other State. The police are working like Trinamool cadre,' Sukanta Majumdar, BJP Lok Sabha MP, said while condemning the attack. The teachers have been protesting in front of Bikash Bhawan since May 7. Earlier, teachers had staged protests outside the WBSSC office for over a week. The protest was in response to the Supreme Court ruling which upheld the cancellation of approximately 26,000 appointments made during the 2016 recruitment process conducted by the WBSSC, citing irregularities. On April 17, the top court allowed 'untainted' candidates to continue in service until December 31, or until a fresh selection process is completed.
The Hindu
14-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Trinamool to hold rallies to honour soldiers who laid down their lives in India-Pakistan conflict
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) announced on Wednesday (May 14, 2025) that it will hold processions across West Bengal on May 17 and 18 to honour the contributions of jawans and extend condolences to the families of those who died in the recent India-Pakistan conflict. The announcement comes at a time when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has declared plans for a 'Tiranga Yatra' celebrating the valour of the Indian Armed Forces in the recent cross-border conflict. 'Our party has announced rallies on Saturday [May 17, 2025] and Sunday [May 18, 2025] from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in every block and ward [urban areas] to pay our respects to the jawans and extend condolences towards the families of those bravehearts who laid down their lives for the motherland,' West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chairperson, Mamata Banerjee, said. Ms. Banerjee, who had extended full support to the Union government's Operation Sindoor, stated that she does not view organising events to pay respects to the armed forces as a political move. 'We don't see this matter politically as several others [do]. I didn't make any comments nor did our party members or the State government. It is our duty to pay our respects to the martyrs who laid down their lives for our country and the armed forces who fought for us,' the Chief Minister said. Earlier on Wednesday, the Chief Minister spoke to the family members, including the wife, of Purnam Kumar Shaw, the Border Security Force (BSF) jawan who was repatriated after spending 22 days in the captivity of Pakistani rangers. Ms. Banerjee had also previously extended condolences and offered a job to the family of Jhantu Ali Sheikh, an Army jawan who was killed in action in Jammu and Kashmir. Left activists BJP supporters face off Meanwhile, over the past few days, Left parties have held processions demanding an end to hostilities on the northern and western fronts, which were opposed by the BJP. Earlier this week, the entire leadership of the Left parties, including Communist Party of India (Marxist) State Secretary Mohammed Salim and Left Front Chairperson Biman Basu, participated in a march against 'war'. 'A party is teaching a new lesson in patriotism! Whenever we talk about unity, we are being attacked,' Mr. Salim has said. On one occasion, a march by Left Front supporters confronted BJP activists. Led by leader Sajal Ghosh and Tamaghna Ghosh, the BJP workers blocked roads in protest against the Left activists' march. Mr. Sajal Ghosh was detained by the police to contain the situation.
