'Bound by Supreme Court verdict; I will not allow…': Mamata Banerjee meets sacked Bengal teachers

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday met thousands of teaching and non-teaching staffers who lost their jobs in government-run and aided schools following a recent Supreme Court verdict that scrapped over 25,000 appointments, calling the recruitment process “vitiated".

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. (PTI file)

Hundreds of affected individuals gathered at Netaji Indoor Stadium for the meeting in Kolkata, where Mamata Banerjee assured them of her support, stating, “I stand by those who lost their jobs in schools in Bengal. I will do everything to restore their dignity.”

She added that the state government is bound by the Supreme Court’s order, but “will take proactive steps to ensure the situation is handled with utmost care and fairness.”