Dimapur, July 14 (MExN): The All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU) has expressed dismay over the way District Administrations of some districts in Nagaland are allegedly not verifying documents given to “non-indigenous” inhabitants of Nagaland leading to them being allotted 'reserved quota' seats for MBBS and BDS courses.
“The ANCSU is not satisfied/convinced by the verification done by the concerned district administrations. The ANCSU is aware of District Administrations issuing Scheduled Tribe and Indigenous certificates randomly to non-indigenous people of Nagaland without proper verification of documents and not following government standing orders and office Memorandums for issuing ST and Indigenous certificates,” stated the ANCSU in a press release from its President, Benjong Longchar. The ANCSU termed these practices as “corrupt.”
The ANCSU informed that it has served “numerous representations” to the Government of Nagaland asking it not to allot seats under State reserved quota to the non-indigenous people of Nagaland for undergoing MBBS, BDS and other professional courses.
“Aspirants for undergoing the mentioned courses are increasing every year and the State cannot afford to lose any seat depriving the genuine indigenous people of Nagaland,” stated the Union.
Previously, in view of the NEET 2018 results, the ANCSU stated that it had appealed to the Director of Technical Education (DoTE) to “meticulously verify the documents of doubtful candidates.” By “doubtful candidates,” the ANCSU meant “non-indigenous” people in Nagaland. The Union had also appealed for the intervention of the Chief Minister, Minister for Higher and Technical Education, Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Commissioner Nagaland.
The ANCSU, it stated, had appealed to “verify the documents of the doubtful candidates through the electoral voters list of 1963 and no seats should be allotted to those candidates before proper verification is done.”
The Union stated that it will now initiate its “own course of action if any seat is allotted to non-indigenous people of Nagaland.” It will also “not acknowledge any kind of manipulation or loopholes in the process of selection of candidates for undergoing the professional courses.” The ANCSU ‘reminded’ the non-indigenous people of Nagaland that “If any seat is allotted to non-indigenous candidate, the concerned shall be called back.”
It further reiterated the importance of “verification through the electoral voters list of 1963 to prove indigenous of Nagaland” without compromise.
