Dimapur, November 17 (MExN): The Eastern Naga Students’ Federation has expressed displeasure over what it stated is the “non-implementation” of the 25% job reservation made in the current appointment under the department of Works and Housing (PWD) in the state.
The ENSF in a note today alleged that 14 LDAs were promoted to UDAs and the vacancies caused by the promotions “were completely kept in dark under the influence of the concerned minister and high ranking officials of the said department”.
In addition, the ENSF said, applications for two posts of SOs grade 1 and 2, three posts of sectional assistants and a post each of chowkidar, sweeper and peon were found to be approved by the government. “However when an enquiry was made by the federation, only one mere peon post was offered to our people out of a total of 21 existing posts. It is shocking to know that the government had issued an approval order no. WH/EST/33/2008(A), dated Kohima the 11 Nov. 2008 directing the Engineer in chief to issue an appointment orders in favor of the relatives and well-wishers of the dept. officials and minister by depriving and denying the genuine candidates from the six backward tribes of eastern Nagaland” stated ENSF general secretary P Methna Konyak.
The ENSF alleged that one of the applications for the post of LDA, “which did not have clear bio-data” and which was “not even signed by the applicant” was found to be accepted and approved by the concerned officials, “the applicant being a candidate of the concerned minister”. Another applicant, the ENSF charged, who applied for LDA in the said department in Longleng was directed for appointment at Kiphire and ‘the rightful candidate who applied for Kiphire was denied’.
The ENSF expressed concern over what it claimed is the “policy of suppression and denomination by the department towards the six backward tribes”. The ENSF cautioned the department to “comply with the federation’s demand” or face an own course of action.
