Elora Biswas's letter to the HE Minister: A stern appeal

The meeting between the Association, the HE Minister,& Prof. Anjan Sengupta on 1st July,2010.

The delegates of the association led by Elora Biswas(Convenor) had a long  & fruitful discussion with the HE Minister & Prof. Anjan Sengupta (Gen. Secretary,Principals' Association) jointly, on the 1st of July, 2010, at Bikash Bhavan, as per prior schedule. The long & argumentative meeting turned out to be a great success for the association, with the Govt. representatives, sitting on the other side of the table yielding to the association's violent demand that no existing part-time teacher can be expelled from service, under no circumstances whatsoever. Eloradi with her aggressive & daring attitude made it clear that the demands of the association for regularization was perfectly justified & the HE Minister had to accept it, being cornered by her aggressive mood, miserably.He assured that he would seek a positive solution to the problem, within a month.

Later Eloradi also had a long discussion with the DPI regarding the burning issue, on the recommendation of the HE Minister, and the DPI seemed to be fully sympathetic to the cause of the Association. He too assured, like the HE Minister, that the State Govt. is strictly against all kinds of termination policy of the temporary teachers and also added that the college Principals in many cases are violating Govt. rules, & solely acting arbitrarily while serving the termination letters to the temporary teachers.Mr.M.Chakraborty, Joint Secretary, was also present at the DPI's chamber. These fruiful discussions( which had all turned futile only a couple of months back, with both the HE Minister & the DPI turning their back on us, declaring that nothing can be done in our case) make us strongly believe, that through unified & sustained movements we are gradually progressing towards the fulfilment of our demands.

Breaking News: Written assurance from the office of the HE Minister about taking back the already terminated part-time teachers

Article published in Sambad Pratidin on 29th June,2010

Our Charter of demands to the HE Minister.

Appointment Confirmation Letter from the office of HE Minister.

"Immediate Attention Please"

Agitation on 29th June, 2010.

All the part-time, guest & contractual lecturers, from all over Bengal, are requested to be present in front of Bikash Bhavan on 29th June,2010 positively by 10am, for a large-scale agitation against the State Government, & demanding regularization for all the temporary college teachers, across Bengal. Shortly after this a meeting with the Higher Education Minister has been scheduled, though this appointment has to be confirmed on 28th June, incase the Minister devices enough excuses to cancel our appointment.

Shameful Conduct of the Higher Education Minister on 21st June,2010.

Yet another big feather in the cap of the West Bengal "humanitarian" government!!! After having tourtured, manhandled, & humiliated the highest professional section of the society, the temporary college teachers, for years, the "benign" West Bengal government, today on the 21st of May, 2010, enacted another such cunning stagecraft, when the Higher Education Minister, Mr. Sudarshan Roy Chowdhury, could not or rather did not, keep his appointment with the delegates of the college part-time lecturers, on purpose. He was however maliciously "kind" to inform the convenor, Mrs. Elora Biswas, only after hundred delegates from all parts of the state, wasting their precious time, energy & money waited for him in front of Bikash Bhavan for at least 45 minutes, that he was "sorry" for not being able to keep his appointment, as he had blissfully forgotten about it. It is surprising indeed, how the Education Minister of the state, himself having been a teacher once, could humiliate other teachers thus.Even a couple of days ago the appointment was confirmed from his office. The minister did not, for obvious reasons, bother to inform our Convenor before, about his incapability to keep the appointment, as this was quite pre-planned, just to humiliate more the teachers, whom the enlightened Left Government have considered to be the backbone of the society. The Minister was too busy to attend the 34th anniversary of the Left Front Government, at the Netaji Indoor Stadium, which prevented him and his "educated" office from showing a little respect to the part-time teachers who had spent hours to assemble at the venue.It is frustrating indeed, that we have no other way of survival, except by appealing to this "inhuman" government for our honourable regularization.

Electronic & Print Media flocked to Rani Rashmoni Rd. for a sensational coverage.