Kolkata, Apr 9 (Reporter) The West Bengal government on Wednesday said it is doing everything within the framework of law to help school teachers rendered jobless after the recent Supreme Court verdict and appealed to them not to take law and order into their own hands. The appeal came hours after tension broke out at the District Inspector (DI) office in South Kolkata's Kasba as a group of jobless school teachers forcibly entered the premises, demanding the School Service Commission (SSC) publish the list of eligible and ineligible candidates. “There have been reports of some sporadic incidents from Kolkata and districts where teachers resorted to violence. On April 7, the Çhief Minister gave an assurance that the government is sympathetic towards the problems of the teachers and will do everything to safeguard their interest. We request that you have faith in us and don’t fall prey to unnecessary provocation,” chief secretary Monoj Pant said. The Chief Secretary, flanked by Kolkata Police Commissioner Monoj Kumar Verma and ADG (Law and Order) Jawed Shamim, said that the state government has already filed a clarificatory petition seeking guidance from the Supreme Court and is preparing to file a review petition soon. “We must act strictly within the framework of the law and cannot exceed the directives of the Supreme Court. On April 7, the teachers submitted a ten-point memorandum, and we are currently examining all legal aspects to find a possible solution,” said Pant. “We understand the concern of the teachers but they must also realise that any drastic action could lead to legal complications. We respect them and urge them to have faith in us,” the Chief Secretary said. “The state government has not issued any termination order but we need to wait for the apex court’s clarification,” he added. The Chief Secretary was referring to the incident in which protesters climbed over the main gate at the DI Kasba office, broke the lock, bypassed police barricades, and began a sit-in demonstration inside the building. The police resorted to a baton charge after the demonstrators attempted to lock the gate of the office, resulting in injuries to some of the job seekers. Police said that two of the injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital. Responding to allegations that police kicked and lathicharged jobless teachers, Verma said, “I acknowledge that kicking a teacher is unacceptable, but it’s important to note that six police personnel were injured, one of them seriously. The protesters attacked the police, and the police responded accordingly.” “We want to take this opportunity to inform all the jobless teachers that if they want to submit any memorandum or take part in any kind of rally, they need to inform us. We will facilitate. We are not their enemy. We are sympathetic towards their problem. We want to help them, but they need to cooperate,” Verma added. Similar police action on the protestors was also witnessed in the district towns of Tamluk in East Midnapore, Midnapore Town in West Midnapore, Balurghat in South Dinajpur, and other places. The Supreme Court last week upheld a Calcutta High Court verdict that declared the selection process of 25,752 teaching and non-teaching staff appointed through the 2016 School Service Commission panel as “tainted,” effectively cancelling their appointments in connection with the jobs-for-cash scam. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, addressing jobless teachers at a public meeting, assured them that the state government would file a fresh appeal in the Supreme Court, seeking permission to submit the eligibility list and requesting a reconsideration of the court’s order, while reaffirming the government's commitment to protecting the jobs of eligible teachers and urging them to voluntarily return to schools and resume teaching...////...