When the Supreme Court ordered the West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) to publish the list of tainted candidates in the infamous 2016 recruitment scam, many expected murky details. What came out, however, was nothing short of a political earthquake. The list of 1,806 “ineligible jobholders” revealed how deeply corruption, nepotism, and favoritism have been institutionalized under Mamata Banerjee’s rule. For years, deserving candidates were denied jobs while Trinamool Congress leaders and their families treated government posts as personal property. This isn’t just a scam; it is the looting of Bengal’s future.
The Rot Runs Deep: TMC’s Relatives on the List
The SSC list reads less like a recruitment record and more like a family tree of Trinamool leaders. Among the tainted names are:
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Roshnara Begum – Daughter of Chopra MLA Hamidul Rahman.
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Ankita Adhikari – Daughter of ex-TMC minister Paresh Adhikari.
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Kuheli Ghosh – TMC councillor from Rajpur-Sonarpur.
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Sampa Ghosh – Daughter-in-law of TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh.
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Sahina Sultana – TMC youth leader.
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Bibhas Malik – Senior TMC leader, alongside his wife Santoshi Malik.
The brazenness is staggering. These individuals would never have secured jobs had Mamata Banerjee not presided over a system where loyalty to TMC mattered more than merit.
Supreme Court’s Tight Grip on the Scam
The revelations follow the Supreme Court’s April 3 verdict scrapping 25,753 jobs in teaching and non-teaching roles after ruling that the 2016 process was thoroughly vitiated. The apex court directed the SSC to release the tainted list before fresh exams scheduled for September 7 and 14.
Initially, the SSC attempted a half-hearted publication of 1,804 names, only to withdraw it amid chaos. Following an emergency meeting, the commission re-released and expanded the list to 1,806 candidates. Their admit cards were promptly cancelled, preventing them from attempting new exams.
But the damage is already done. For every undeserving TMC relative who secured a post, hundreds of genuine aspirants were robbed of their rightful future.
Political Storm and Mamata’s Silence
The BJP wasted no time in launching a full-frontal attack on the Banerjee government. Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari minced no words: “Jobs were sold, with money routed to Kalighat. This list proves how deep TMC’s corruption runs.”
Adhikari further pointed out that relatives of ministers, MLAs, and councillors dominate the tainted list, branding the TMC as nothing more than a “party of thieves.”
Mamata Banerjee, on the other hand, has chosen silence a silence that speaks louder than words. By refusing to take accountability, she has admitted what the people already know: the SSC scam is a creation of her regime.
Bengal’s Future Betrayed?
The SSC scam is not a technical irregularity; it is organized betrayal. Mamata Banerjee and the TMC government stole opportunities from hardworking students and unemployed youth, only to gift them to party loyalists and relatives. Every appointment secured through corruption is a career destroyed, a dream shattered.
The Supreme Court has exposed the rot, but the real accountability lies with Mamata Banerjee herself. This is her scam, her legacy a government that treats jobs as spoils of power. Bengal deserves better than a party that loots the future of its own children.