Teachers, Job Aspirants Protest in Salt Lake Over Recruitment, Pay Demands

• Hundreds of teachers and job aspirants held separate rallies near the Education Department headquarters in Salt Lake, Kolkata.
• SLST Waiting Candidate Association demanded immediate filling of vacant teacher posts and recruitment of qualified candidates.
• All Bengal Teachers’ Association (ABTA) sought an immediate Dearness Allowance (DA) hike and 7th Pay Commission implementation.
• Protestors attempted to enter Bikash Bhavan and meet the WBSSC chairman but were stopped by police.
• The twin protests disrupted traffic; police detained several participants and cleared the area.