Future West Bengal SSC teachers barred from active politics

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced that newly appointed schoolteachers recruited through the SSC will be barred from active politics and elections.

The cabinet decision introduces a recruitment process provision prohibiting future teachers from contesting panchayat, municipal, Lok Sabha, or assembly elections.

Legal experts questioned whether the cabinet decision would survive court challenges, noting potential conflicts regarding citizens' rights and grant-in-aid employee status.