Educated-unemployed warns against outsiders’ invasion

Dimapur, July 23 (MExN): The educated unemployed of Nagaland cautions the state government that unless “clear-cut” policies are formulated, all economic benefits would go to outsiders while the Nagas would be reduced to a minority. 

The state government lacks far-sighted vision and clear-cut policies towards educated unemployed and employment and self-employment matters” lamented a note from the Educated Unemployed Union of Nagaland. According to the union the state government ahs made “great plans” like “making Nagaland a northeast border trade center, tourist state and linking Kohima with railways.” However, the union cautioned that “the same installations of railway linkage which made Assam a world-class tea-center, northeast commercial center and tourist state also reduced (the) Ahoms into a minority on the brink of extinction.”  “The portfolio of the Ministry of Railways has always been held by MPs from Bihar and West Bengal. We can also see that nearly almost all railways’ employees are from the communities to which the concerned MP hails from” the union stated.  

In this regard, the state government must have a far-sighted vision and formulate clear-cut policies, making use of both skilled and unskilled youth resources to capture various commercial sectors, the union advised. “or else all the major benefits will go to outsiders who are professional businessmen and Nagas will be reduced to minority and dominated by them; it must open large-scale self-employment opportunities to indigenous local people and discourage influx of outsiders for the said opportunities for the sake of present and future generation” it added. 

The Educated Unemployed Union of Nagaland reaffirms to strengthen its position all over the state – it has appealed to all educated unemployed for a concerted effort to fight for the cause of employment and injustice. The union has also resolved to open admission of membership for all eligible educated unemployed. Further information on this would be provided, a note from the union’s executive stated.