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TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee appears before CBI in teacher recruitment scam

Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation at its Kolkata office on Saturday morning in a case pertaining to alleged irregularities in the recruitment of primary teachers in West Bengal, reported PTI. Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of the High Court had directed on April 13 the two central agencies to question Banerjee in the case. The order was challenged by the Trinamool Congress MP in the Supreme Court who said that the judge had expressed his dislike for him in an interview with ABP Ananda news channel.On April 17, the Supreme Court had stayed the order. On April 28, it ordered the High Court Chief Justice to reassign the case from Justice Gangopadhyay’s bench to some other bench. However, on Thursday, the High Court allowed the two agencies to question Banerjee.The case pertains to jobs being allegedly given to candidates in return for money instead of candidates who had qualified in the recruitment process in 2019. A dozen officials of the state education department, including former minister Partha Chatterjee, have been arrested in the case.While the Central Bureau of Investigation is probing the criminal aspect of the scam, the Enforcement Directorate is looking into the money-trail involved in the alleged irregularities in the recruitment in schools.Banerjee, who...Read more Read the full article

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WEST BENGAL SCHOOL JOB SCAM

The School Selection Commission (SSC) scam in West Bengal came to national limelight after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) unearthed Rs 21 crore 90 lakh in hard cash from Arpita Mukherjee’s residence. Arpita Mukherjee is believed to be a close confidante of Partha Chatterjee,a trusted lieutenant of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, a former state education minister and the current minister of commerce and industries. He is under arrest, as is Mukherjee. The matter is being probed by ED as well as the Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI).

After the formation of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in the state in 2011, a serious breach in protocol was noticed in the Regional Level Selection Test (RLST) of 2012 -- a teacher recruitment process, when ranks, according to the combined merit panel, were jumped and lower ranked candidates were recruited as teachers. Many candidates who were at the receiving end of the selection board's “irregularity” knocked on the doors of the court. As of now, related litigations are still pending in Supreme Court.

In the upper primary section, during the start of the recruitment process, many cases were filed alleging that non-trained candidates got a preference for jobs and many out-of-turn candidates were given appointments. On December 11, 2019, the Calcutta High Court, in view of the malpractices, ordered cancellation of the merit list and a halt to the recruitment process.

However, after the recruitment process restarted in 2016, things did not change as various lowly placed candidates were placed on the merit list and were recruited anyway.

The non-teaching staff recruitment panel started the process of filling up forms from August 10 to 31, 2016. On May 4, 2019, the SSC intimated the candidates that the recruitment process was over. Interestingly, after this announcement was made, hundreds of off-panel candidates were hired. At first 25, then 542 people’s salaries were terminated by the Calcutta HC after it found large-scale irregularities in the recruitment process.The last SSC teachers’ recruitment -- SLST for classes 9 and 10 -- was held on November 27, 2016 and the SLST for classes 11 and 12,  was held on December 4, 2016. The Upper Primary Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) exam was last held on August 16, 2015. However, since then, the teacher recruitment process for upper primary school has been stopped in the state.

It was alleged that during the entire recruitment process, a section of the would-be teachers used to pay hefty sums to the TMC leadership, which used to be channelised to Partha Chatterjee, the then Education Minister.

The Calcutta High Court constituted a Committee that got wide evidence of irregularities and ordered removal of both Ganguly and Manik Bhattacharya from the post of the Chairman of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and the West Bengal Primary Teaching Council, respectively.It is alleged that during the pandemic-induced lockdown, when everything came to a standstill, several candidates gave ‘cut money’, which was channelised to then education minister Partha Chatterjee, and they were recruited illegally. 

In many cases, the academic scores of the undeserving candidates allegedly in lieu of money were hiked by the SSC authority. At the same time, many deserving candidates, who got more than the cut-off marks, were rejected ostensibly because the online submission of their documents was rejected.

West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, who is currently in the custody of the Enforcement Director (ED) in connection with the recruitment of teachers and staff in government-aided schools, can find himself in more trouble with the central agency claiming to find his involvement in alleged irregularities in appointment of teachers through Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) in 2014. The Calcutta High Court had ordered a CBI probe into the 2014 Primary Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) and dismissed 269 people who were recruited through the test. Chatterjee was then the state education minister. The seizure list of recoveries from Chatterjee’s house in Naktala indicates his involvement in the TET corruption too, said an ED official Meanwhile, Chatterjee’s official car, used by him for over 15 years, was deposited in the state Assembly. Chatterjee, also secretary general of the ruling Trinamool Congress, was allotted the car and a driver by the Assembly as the Leader of the Opposition in 2006.Proceeds worth over Rs 100 crore generated from the West Bengal SSC teachers' recruitment scam belong to Bengal's former education minister Partha Chatterjee, confirmed the adjudicating authority of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act at a special PMLA court in New Delhi on Wednesday.The adjudicating authority of the PMLA confirmed the findings of the Enforcement Directorate which found that the proceeds of crime around Rs 100 crore belong to Partha Chatterjee.The unaccounted money was found five days after the agency seized more than Rs 21 crore in cash, besides jewellery and foreign exchange from another flat of Arpita Mukherjee girlfried of ex education minister Partha chattargee, who was also arrested on July 23.The CBI, as directed by the Calcutta High Court, is looking into the alleged irregularities committed in the recruitment of Group-C and D staff as well as teachers in government-sponsored and aided schools on recommendations of the West Bengal School Service Commission. The ED is tracking the money trail in the scam. Subsequently, the central agency informed the court that they had found manipulation in the OMR sheets of 3,481 group C candidates, 2,823 group D candidates, 952 class IX-X assistant teacher candidates and 907 class XI-XII assistant teacher candidates. This included empanelled and waitlisted candidates and those who were neither empanelled nor waitlisted.

Justice Gangopadhyay had in a September 2022 order called upon appointed persons involved in illegal means to voluntarily resign to avoid stricter punishment.“Those persons know it very well that they have got service as a result of illegality and corruption… This court will expect that these persons will resign by 9th November, 2022 and if they do resign their matter will come to an end… This is an opportunity which is being given to those candidates who have got appointments illegally and those who will think rightly and resign will be treated as persons who are regretful for their acts but the persons who would not resign will be treated by this court very strictly,” Justice Gangopadhyay had written.

The court has ordered fresh counselling for recruitment in the vacant positions. While those in the waitlist will be called for such counselling, the waitlisted candidates whose OMR sheets have been found to be manipulated are not eligible.

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Partha Chatterjee's Plea to Offer Prayers at Saraswati Puja Rejected

Last Updated: January 25, 2023, 11:39 IST File photo of TMC leader Partha Chatterjee. (Photo: ANI) Chatterjee, also the former Trinamool Congress secretary general, is currently serving his judicial custody at Presidency Central Correctional Home for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore teachers’ recruitment scam Former West Bengal Education minister Partha Chatterjee’s wish to offer…

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Bengal Ex-Minister's Judicial Custody Extended Till December 22 In Jobs Scam Case

Bengal Ex-Minister’s Judicial Custody Extended Till December 22 In Jobs Scam Case

In October, the CBI had filed a chargesheet against 12 persons. (File) Kolkata: A special court on Monday extended the judicial custody of former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee till December 22 in connection with the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment ‘scam’. The former state education minister was produced in the CBI court, Alipore in connection with the…

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SSC scam: Court extends Partha's judicial custody till December 12

SSC scam: Court extends Partha’s judicial custody till December 12

Kolkata: The special CBI court in Alipore on Monday asked the central investigating agency why it wanted the custody of former Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee, former School Service Commission ( SSC ) chairman Subires Bhattacharyya, and five others extended when they were produced in the court. A special CBI judge at the Alipore court Rana Dam asked CBI about the progress of the…

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Class 10, 12 board exams to be held in June in THIS state

Class 10, 12 board exams to be held in June in THIS state

Image Source : FILE PHOTO Class 10, 12 board exams to be held in June in THIS state West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee on Wednesday said that the board examinations for class 10 and 12 will be held in June one after another. The class 10 (Madhyamik) exams will be held first and the class 12 examinations after that, he said. The exams are usually held between February and March…

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Pending West Bengal Higher Secondary exams cancelled: Education Minister Partha Chatterjee

Pending West Bengal Higher Secondary exams cancelled: Education Minister Partha Chatterjee

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New Delhi: Pending West Bengal Higher Secondary (class 12) exams which was scheduled to be held on 2nd, 6th & 8th July stands cancelled, announced Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee in Kolkata on Friday (June 26). 

The WB education minister said, “Board of Higher Secondary Education is discussing on how to carry out an evaluation.”

Earlier in the day, the Central Board of…

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Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar intimidating VCs of West Bengal varsities: Education minister Partha Chatterjee | Kolkata News KOLKATA: The Bengal government-versus-governor conflict reached yet another flashpoint on Tuesday, with state education minister Partha Chatterjee accusing governor Jagdeep Dhankhar of “intimidating” state varsity vice-chancellors with his “mastaan-marka kathabarta (ruffian-like demeanour)”.

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West Bengal Jobs Scam Case: Court Extended Judicial Custody of Ex-Minister

Kolkata: A Special CBI Court on Monday extended legal care of West Bengal former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee alongside ex-authorities for 14 days regarding the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) Scam.

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Breaking: উচ্চমাধ্যমিকের বাকি পরীক্ষা বাতিল, ঘোষণা শিক্ষামন্ত্রীর Remaining higher secondary exam paper cancel, Education minister Partha Chatterjee announces | coronavirus-latest-news

#কলকাতা: উচ্চমাধ্যমিকের বাকি তিনদিনের পরীক্ষা বাতিলের সিদ্ধান্ত ৷ শুক্রবার সাংবাদিক বৈঠকে জানিয়ে দিলেন শিক্ষামন্ত্রী পার্থ চট্টোপাধ্যায় ৷ এর আগে করোনা ভাইরাসের জেরে মাঝপথে স্থগিত হয়ে যায় উচ্চমাধ্যমিক পরীক্ষা ৷ নতুন করে সূচি জারি করে ২,৬ এবং ৮ জুলাই উচ্চমাধ্যমিকের বাকি পরীক্ষা নেওয়া হবে বলে এর আগে জানানো হয়েছিল ৷

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CBI remands Partha in jail till November 14 | India News

CBI remands Partha in jail till November 14 | India News

KOLKATA: The special CBI court in Kolkata extended the judicial custody of former education minister Partha Chatterjee, his aide Arpita Mukherjee, and five former SSC officials accused in the cash for job scam till November 14. At a hearing Partha said, “I’m being denied bail. My health is breaking. Let me live please. ” Source link

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Bengal Ex-Minister's Judicial Custody Extended In Jobs Scam Case

Bengal Ex-Minister’s Judicial Custody Extended In Jobs Scam Case

The court rejected the application for a virtual appearance of Partha Chatterjee. (File) Kolkata: A Special CBI Court on Monday extended judicial custody of West Bengal former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee along with ex-officials for 14 days in connection with the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) Scam. The former state education minister was produced in the CBI court, Alipore…

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Bengal school job scam: CBI court extends judicial custody of former minister, ex-officials till October 19 | India News - Times of India

Bengal school job scam: CBI court extends judicial custody of former minister, ex-officials till October 19 | India News – Times of India

KOLKATA: A special CBI court at Alipore here on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee till October 19 in connection with the central agency’s probe into the School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment scam. The court also sent former West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) president Kalyanmoy Ganguly, ex-secretary of West Bengal School…

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Partha Chatterjee and Kalyanmay in CBI custody till September 21, former Bengal Education Minister again said – give justice, otherwise, I will die.