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Dimapur, January 18 (MExN): With its statement over Nagaland University’s Schedule Caste and Other Backward Tribes reservation going unheeded, the Naga Students’ Federation is starting to feel not too happy at the university’s apathy.
In fact, the NSF took stern cognizance at the NU authorities that an interview in the opposed format, for recruitment of non-teaching staff of the university, is being held. The NSF has demanded that NU scrape the interview immediately, or face action.
“We regret that despite a memorandum submitted by the NSF and ENSF demanding re-advertisement of the vacant post as per the guideline of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training, Dated 5th July 2005, wherein it is clearly stated that Nagaland State has the opportunity to avail 45% reservation in Group ‘C’ and ‘D’ category of posts in any office, the NU authorities have gone ahead with the conduct of interviews,” stated an NSF statement today. The NSF said the NU authorities’ attitude is undermining the sentiments and aspirations of the Naga “educated” youths.
The NSF has demanded that the NU authorities immediately revoke the ongoing interview and start afresh by advertising the stipulated reservation quota of the ministry. “Failure on the part of the NU authorities to do so would compel the NSF to take our own course of action for which the Vice Chancellor and Registrar will be held solely responsible of any unwarranted situation arising out of it,” the NSF stated.
The organization had reminded the NU authorities that Nagaland does not have any reservations for Schedule Caste and Other Backward Tribes, only Schedule Tribe. The reservation quota should have been for the Schedule Tribe category to which Nagas belongs, the NSF stated.
“The aspirations of the Naga educated youths cannot be siphoned off by any vested interest individual. Therefore, the Federation will never accept the out come of the interview and we will continue to uphold our principal stand until our demand is fulfilled,” the federation added.