DIMAPUR, JULY 30 (MExN): The Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) has appreciated the State Cabinet (Government of Nagaland) proposal to recommend “Autonomous Status” to the Eastern Nagaland (as published in the Local Dailies) for approval to the Central Government pointing out that this has “boosted up our morale and spirit”. However, the Federation reiterated its firm stand and steadfast demand for a full-fledged State ie. Frontier Nagaland and nothing short of it will do, informed a press note from Hawang T. Wangsha, President and Changsang Soted, General Secretary.
The ENSF stated that it was “strongly committed to the Statehood demand of ENPO, as reaffirmed during the Steering Committee Meeting of ENPO on 15th of May 2011 at Longleng Town”. In this connection, the Federation informed that any individual/group(s)/organization(s) or agencies, writing or commenting in any form, either in print/mass media, pertaining to the ENPO’s demand of Statehood i.e Frontier Nagaland should not be “misinterpreted or misconstrued since ENPO and ENSF are strong in pursuing the Statehood demand laid down to the Government of India under any circumstances, as it has been mandated by the General Public of Eastern Nagaland for its Statehood”.
Meanwhile the ENSF in good faith urged the Department of Social Welfare to implement the relaxation policy issued by the Government through P& AR Department vide Order No. AR-3/Gen-174/2007 (PT), Dated Kohima the 8th of June 2010, wherein the six (6) tribes of Eastern Nagaland viz. Konyak, Sangtam, Phom, Khiamniungan, Yimchunger and Chang are exempted from possessing Diploma in Computer Application (subject to availing the same qualification within two (2) years after appointment) while accepting forms in the on-going drive to recruit 7 (seven) LDA’s Posts under your kind Department.
The Federation anticipated that the Department will re-accept the rejected forms of the six (6) tribes of Tuensang, Mon, Kiphire and Longleng as per the above mentioned Notification/Guidelines of the Government.
The ENSF stated that it was “strongly committed to the Statehood demand of ENPO, as reaffirmed during the Steering Committee Meeting of ENPO on 15th of May 2011 at Longleng Town”. In this connection, the Federation informed that any individual/group(s)/organization(s) or agencies, writing or commenting in any form, either in print/mass media, pertaining to the ENPO’s demand of Statehood i.e Frontier Nagaland should not be “misinterpreted or misconstrued since ENPO and ENSF are strong in pursuing the Statehood demand laid down to the Government of India under any circumstances, as it has been mandated by the General Public of Eastern Nagaland for its Statehood”.
Meanwhile the ENSF in good faith urged the Department of Social Welfare to implement the relaxation policy issued by the Government through P& AR Department vide Order No. AR-3/Gen-174/2007 (PT), Dated Kohima the 8th of June 2010, wherein the six (6) tribes of Eastern Nagaland viz. Konyak, Sangtam, Phom, Khiamniungan, Yimchunger and Chang are exempted from possessing Diploma in Computer Application (subject to availing the same qualification within two (2) years after appointment) while accepting forms in the on-going drive to recruit 7 (seven) LDA’s Posts under your kind Department.
The Federation anticipated that the Department will re-accept the rejected forms of the six (6) tribes of Tuensang, Mon, Kiphire and Longleng as per the above mentioned Notification/Guidelines of the Government.
