India, April 22 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday appealed to the protesting teachers to resume their duties, promising that her government would safeguard their salaries.

Despite her assurance, thousands of teachers-whose appointments were recently cancelled by a Supreme Court ruling-remained camped outside the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) office in Salt Lake, continuing their overnight protest.

"You don't need to worry about who is tainted and who is not. You only need to worry about whether you have your job and whether you are getting your salaries on time. The list to identify the tainted and untainted teachers remains with the government and the courts," news agency PTI quoted Mamata Banerje...