PM Modi slams TMC over school jobs scam, says Bengal's youth paying the price

PM Modi criticizes TMC for job cancellations and scams in West Bengal, highlighting the plight of youth

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 26 slammed the  Trinamool Congress  (TMC) over the cancellation of around 26,000 jobs following a High Court order, stating that the youths of West Bengal have suffered due to the "cut-and-commission" culture of the party, which is now "synonymous with scams".

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Addressing an election rally in Malda, the PM highlighted that the youths, who had taken loans to pay bribes to TMC leaders, are burdened by this situation.

"The TMC indulges in scams for which the people of the state have to suffer. The party has been playing with the future of the youths of Bengal," he said.

"The teacher recruitment scam snatched the livelihood of around 26,000 families," he said.

Earlier this week, the Calcutta High Court declared the recruitment process of the State Level Selection Test-2016 (SLST) in West Bengal government-sponsored and aided schools as "null and void," ordering the cancellation of all appointments made through it.

"Under TMC rule, only one thing exists — scams totalling thousands of crores. The culprit is TMC, but the entire State is forced to pay for its deception," he said.