The remarks were reportedly made by Chief Minister Banerjee in the wake of the High Court's decision to quash the appointment of around 24,000 teachers in its verdict in the school jobs for cash case.
Elections should not be held in those areas where communal clashes occurred on the occasion of Ram Navami, the Calcutta High Court orally suggested on Tuesday.
A Bench of Justices Debangsu Basak and Md Shabbar Rashidi while holding the recruitment invalid, ordered the 24,000 candidates to return the salaries they received after being "illegally" recruited.
Calling it as 'null and void', the division bench, comprising justices Debangsu Basak and Md Shabbar Rashidi, ruled in its verdict that the board must conduct a fresh recruitment process
This came after a re-evaluation of the answer sheets for the State Level Selection Test for recruitment in the state government-sponsored and aided schools.