Dimapur, October 6 (MExN): The Federating Units of the ENSF, viz; Yimchungrü Akherü Arihako (YAA), Confederation of Chang Students’ Union (CCSU), United Sangtam Students’ Conference (USSC), Khiamniungan Students’ Union (KSU), Phom Students’ Conference (PSC) and Konyak Students’ Union (KSU) has fully approved the decision of the Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) to withdraw the six EAC posts allotted to Eastern Naga Tribes through the Special Recruitment Drive and expressed deep regret over the inconveniences caused to the aspiring candidates as a whole.
A press note appended by Y. Hongkin Chang, President, CCSU, Methna, president, KSU, Z. Throngshe, president, YAA, Likhumba Sangtam, President, USSC, Manlang, president, PSC, Chonta, president, KSU while appreciating the decision and kind gesture of the State Government to conduct Special Recruitment Drive for ten posts of EAC through the Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC) particularly for unrepresented Naga tribes, stated that the Eastern Nagas had never asked nor demanded the six EAC posts but simply assumed that the State Government perhaps had acknowledged the genuine disparity in employment statistics in all the Departments of Nagaland.
Hence, the federating units of the ENSF in the larger interest of upcoming generations, the aspiring candidates belonging to six tribes of Eastern Nagaland are directed to immediately withdraw their applications submitted to the NPSC office and also request the concerned authority to reimburse the amount incurred as an application fee. Further, the federating units of the ENSF appeal to the State Government to strictly implement 25% job reservation both in letter and spirit exclusively for Chang, Yimchunger, Khiamniungan, Sangtam, Konyak and Phom in all the departments.
The federating units in the note said that the six EAC posts will neither bring any appreciable change in the employment statistics of Eastern Nagas nor bring solutions to the chronic problems of the Eastern Nagas. However, the units said that it is quite unfortunate and disheartening that for the matter of single EAC post being offered to each unrepresented tribes of Nagaland, the four apex student organizations of the Ao, Sema, Angami and Lotha Nagas are standing tooth and nail against the decision of the government which has caused untold mental trauma to the aspiring candidates.
“The action of the agitation student organizations belonging to the so called advanced tribes has really hurt the sentiments of the most backward Eastern Nagas as it directly affects only the aspiring candidates from the districts of Tuensang, Mon, Longleng and Kiphire. The four federating units of the ENSF after thorough observation on the current imbroglio were left no any option but to direct our respective students to withdraw their candidature,” the note stated. It may be stated that the people of Eastern Nagaland in order to maintain peaceful co-existence and unity of all Naga tribes are remaining silent about the thousands of posts under various departments which had been transferred out along with post to other parts of Nagaland in the last few decades as a result of which, the whole employment statistic of the six tribes of Eastern Nagaland comprising of Chang, Yimchunger, Khiamniungan, Sangtam, Konyak and Phom cannot equalize to that of a single advanced tribe particularly the gazette post. Whereas, some student organizations cannot concede to spare a single post of EAC to unrepresented Naga tribes.
The federating units of the ENSF also felt that if the six EAC post allotted to the Eastern Nagas are at the cost of the forward tribes then, unlike others it stand by the decision of the ENSF to abstain from the special recruitment drive and stated ‘it is neither in our blood nor our culture and tradition to take away the share of someone or getting something from others which will likely to hurt sentiments of someone’.
A press note appended by Y. Hongkin Chang, President, CCSU, Methna, president, KSU, Z. Throngshe, president, YAA, Likhumba Sangtam, President, USSC, Manlang, president, PSC, Chonta, president, KSU while appreciating the decision and kind gesture of the State Government to conduct Special Recruitment Drive for ten posts of EAC through the Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC) particularly for unrepresented Naga tribes, stated that the Eastern Nagas had never asked nor demanded the six EAC posts but simply assumed that the State Government perhaps had acknowledged the genuine disparity in employment statistics in all the Departments of Nagaland.
Hence, the federating units of the ENSF in the larger interest of upcoming generations, the aspiring candidates belonging to six tribes of Eastern Nagaland are directed to immediately withdraw their applications submitted to the NPSC office and also request the concerned authority to reimburse the amount incurred as an application fee. Further, the federating units of the ENSF appeal to the State Government to strictly implement 25% job reservation both in letter and spirit exclusively for Chang, Yimchunger, Khiamniungan, Sangtam, Konyak and Phom in all the departments.
The federating units in the note said that the six EAC posts will neither bring any appreciable change in the employment statistics of Eastern Nagas nor bring solutions to the chronic problems of the Eastern Nagas. However, the units said that it is quite unfortunate and disheartening that for the matter of single EAC post being offered to each unrepresented tribes of Nagaland, the four apex student organizations of the Ao, Sema, Angami and Lotha Nagas are standing tooth and nail against the decision of the government which has caused untold mental trauma to the aspiring candidates.
“The action of the agitation student organizations belonging to the so called advanced tribes has really hurt the sentiments of the most backward Eastern Nagas as it directly affects only the aspiring candidates from the districts of Tuensang, Mon, Longleng and Kiphire. The four federating units of the ENSF after thorough observation on the current imbroglio were left no any option but to direct our respective students to withdraw their candidature,” the note stated. It may be stated that the people of Eastern Nagaland in order to maintain peaceful co-existence and unity of all Naga tribes are remaining silent about the thousands of posts under various departments which had been transferred out along with post to other parts of Nagaland in the last few decades as a result of which, the whole employment statistic of the six tribes of Eastern Nagaland comprising of Chang, Yimchunger, Khiamniungan, Sangtam, Konyak and Phom cannot equalize to that of a single advanced tribe particularly the gazette post. Whereas, some student organizations cannot concede to spare a single post of EAC to unrepresented Naga tribes.
The federating units of the ENSF also felt that if the six EAC post allotted to the Eastern Nagas are at the cost of the forward tribes then, unlike others it stand by the decision of the ENSF to abstain from the special recruitment drive and stated ‘it is neither in our blood nor our culture and tradition to take away the share of someone or getting something from others which will likely to hurt sentiments of someone’.
Dimapur CSU laments “suppression”
Dimapur, October 6 (MExN): The Chakhesang Students’ Union (CSU) of Dimapur today claimed that only four tribes of the Nagas have “held dominance and enjoy politically, and in term of bureaucracy, employment, economy till this day” and that the “less privileged” should now be allowed to “sail along and are not suppressed.”
The CSU of Dimapur said in a note today that it was surprised at the agitations by a number of “privileged tribes” against the Nagaland government’s “special recruitment drive” to appoint 10 Extra Additional Commissioners (EACs) form so-called “backward tribes.”
The CSU queried if the agitations were justified in creating “such alarm and opposition over the little push-up intention of the government give consolation to the led-privileged.”
It its own words, the union explained: “When goodwill cannot prevail, peacefully coexistence is out of context. By this we do not mean to picture that we have demanded for the special reserved EAC posts nor we intend to forcefully take away with rightfully belong to others (sic). Our only intention is that at transparency and goodwill prevail so that the less privileged also sail along and are not suppressed.”
The CSU of Dimapur said in a note today that it was surprised at the agitations by a number of “privileged tribes” against the Nagaland government’s “special recruitment drive” to appoint 10 Extra Additional Commissioners (EACs) form so-called “backward tribes.”
The CSU queried if the agitations were justified in creating “such alarm and opposition over the little push-up intention of the government give consolation to the led-privileged.”
It its own words, the union explained: “When goodwill cannot prevail, peacefully coexistence is out of context. By this we do not mean to picture that we have demanded for the special reserved EAC posts nor we intend to forcefully take away with rightfully belong to others (sic). Our only intention is that at transparency and goodwill prevail so that the less privileged also sail along and are not suppressed.”
