AGARTALA, Dec 30 (TIWN): With another major jolt for CPI-M, Tripura's 10323 terminated teachers will go to New Delhi and meet the MHRD Minister Prakash Yavedkar in demand of their jobs back led by State BJP President Biplab Deb, MLA Sudip Barman, Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, National General Secretary Ram Madhav. In a meeting at Hindi Higher Secondary School, the terminated teachers have decided this and hence announced before media. The terminated 10323 teachers said that if possible they will meet the President of India. On Dec 27, 8662 teachers among the 10323 teaches have received termination letters along with 6 months of ad hoc basis temporary job offers. Other teachers have already gotten jobs through TET Examination and thus remaining 4150 teachers have been terminated under primary basis, GT 3740, PGT 772. In this condition teachers will meet the Central HRD Minister with certain demands.

But like CPI-M, BJP itself knows that neither Central or State Govt can return 10323 Teachers jobs as these are terminated by Supreme Court on March 29,2017. Even though Supreme Court allowed 6 months reprieve after Dec 31 on humanitarian grounds but 10323 termination is final.  Even if BJP comes to power in Tripura, they cannot overturn SC’s verdict. BJP is not trustworthy when it comes to promises as Party failed to initiate High Court case, CBI investigation after promising to Tripura public openly in press conference by Biplab Deb after SC verdict on March 29, 2017.

Tripura Finance Minister Bhanu Lal Saha on Dec 19 had clearly said after cabinet meeting, 'The teachers futures, jobs are uncertain'. This partial acceptance had come after 10 years of 'Pashe Achi' slogan of the CPI-M Govt with 10323 teachers, since a case in 2010 was filed against the illegal recruitments of the teachers in 2009-10. After last week's cabinet meeting, Tripura Finance Minister Bhanu Lal Saha held a press conference referring the appointments of 10323 teachers from January 1st to June 30 on ad hoc basis for 6 months, which the SC had allowed hearing plea of State Govt on Teachers Crisis in the mid of the Session. 

Being asked by media why the Validation Act was not implemented to save 10323 teachers, Saha replied, "It's not that we didn't go through the Act. Immediately after the article published by former Justice, we sat with our legal advisers but according to us it's illegal and unconstitutional. However, sometimes issues vary from Justice to Justice and the Justices who wrote on Validation act, they wrote from their angles".Referring the teachers raising demands for Validation Act, Saha said, "They are doing as their jobs are uncertain".

The CPI-M Govt continued to sustain the teachers about their secured futures. In 2014 when High Court with terminations of 10323 teachers jobs, asked the state govt to 'save their jobs by providing the deprived youths jobs too', but the State Govt's arrogance stretched the issue at Supreme Court and finally lost again on March 29, 2017. 

After that State Govt appealed at SC for revision of the judgment and again the state govt lost the case, but SC asked Tripura Govt if it wants 10323 teachers can be appointed on ad hoc basis to diminish teachers crisis, but just maximum for 6 months. SC also said that 'no further appeal in this regard will be accepted'. 

But now BJP delegates will lead the teachers for New Delhi to save their jobs, which has become a matter of worry for CPI-M ahead of election as 10323 teachers' vote banks now moving from CPI-M to BJP.