Howrah, April 10 -- Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) workers on Thursday protested against the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led state government over 26,000 teachers losing their jobs in connection with the SSC recruitment scam

A protesting teacher who lost her job alleged that police attacked them when they went to protest in Howrah.

"26,000 people's jobs were cancelled because they were given jobs through corruption in this state. SFI and DYFI are protesting across the state against this. Today, when we went to protest in Howrah, the police attacked us. The attack was on DYFI's secretary and many SFI activists, including women, who were targeted by male police officers. The police attacked a peaceful protest, revealing th...