Kolkata, April 11 -- The Senior Secondary Commission (SSC) teachers sat on a 'dharna' protest outside the SSC office in Kolkata on Friday.

The teachers are protesting against the Mamata Banerjee-led state government. Around 26000 teachers have lost their jobs following the SSC recruitment case, which resulted in a Supreme Court judgement that said the whole recruitment process was flawed.

Earlier on Thursday, Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) workers 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.

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