Tuensang, October 21 (MExN): The Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) has demanded that the “missing” 17 posts for Graduate Teachers (GT) from Eastern Nagaland be included in the recruitment drive of Science and Math GTs.
“Wherein, a total no of 36 (thirty six) posts was advertised exclusively for the 6 (six) tribes of Eastern Nagaland whereas the actual no of vacancies under ENPO area amounts to 53 posts as per the Office Record. Therefore, the Federation demands from the Department to include the missing 17 posts meant for the Eastern Nagas immediately,” stated the ENSF in a press release today from its President Sepili S. Sangtam and General Secretary Imtichoba Chang.
The ENSF stated this with regard to the “ADVERTISEMENT NO. NL/SE-2/2017. Dated Kohima, the 20th October 2017 from the office of the Directorate of School Education (DoSE).” While appreciating this “partial initiative” of the DoSE in recruitment of GTs (Science & Math), it noted that the “contents of the initiative are not confined to the Office Notification No.EDS/1-7/2008 Dated, Kohima, the 9th January 2009.”
“Where in clause II of the Govt. notification clearly indicates relaxation of 5 (five) years to obtain the professional qualification for Eastern Nagas which the Department had conveniently ignored and advertised the post despite of several calls by the Federation in various form of representations to the Department and the Government,” maintained the ENSF.
It has now brought forth the opinion that the DoSE is run by “only few people to fulfill their selfish interest and that is the reason the Department is purposely undermining the genuine and undisputed demands made by the Federation.”
Further, “It should be clearly understood that the 2009 govt. notification is not a fresh notification the Federation is persuading the Govt./ concerned dept. to implement.”
According to the ENSF, “Since the Department had breached the Govt. Notification adamantly,” the Federation will “not compromise with its demands until justice is delivered.”
In the period of agitation to come, the Federation maintained that it “will not hold any responsibility for unforeseen and ugly situation” if such were to arise.
