TUENSANG, MAY 12 (MExN): The Eastern Naga Students’ Federations (ENSF) has called upon Naga political groups to continue abstaining from levying tax to the teaching community.
A press note from the ENSF reminded that it had since 2012 embarked on a mission to dissuade Naga political groups from taxing the teaching community. It added that this had resulted in the “No Tax” to the teaching community within Eastern Nagaland on January 18, 2015.
Acknowledging that the groups had endorsed and reacted positively to this, the ENSF expressed their appreciation. This, the ENSF said has positively affected the student and the teaching community both in soirit and in results.
While asking for “continued perseverance to foster our dreams,” the ENSF called upon the Naga political groups to “remain in the good book in transforming our people and the land.” “The present segregated walls within shouldn’t subdue our Naga political struggle into chaos and mess. This ailment needs immediate medic hence, let our initiative on reforming the education system be inculcated into our joint mission.”
It asked the groups to disseminate the “vision of our Joint Mission” to all its cadres/civil officers assigned on duty to refrain and abstain from taxing the poor teaching community.
It further asked the teaching community to be efficient. “Violators will be tagged as criminal to the very educational rights of the Government,” it added. The ENSF then said it has empowered the village level students union with the authority to process complaint against any non functioning teacher.
