KOHIMA, October 12 (NEPS): Nagaland Minister for Forest and Environment MC Konyak expressed dismay on the recent development following the Special Recruitment Drive (SRD) of 10 EAC posts for backward tribes. Such unwanted development would not have happened if the advance people had the accommodative spirit and understanding of the nature of the “Special Recruitment Drive,” he told to NEPS here today.
The Minister said the “Special Recruitment Drive” was a “one time dispensation” to man the offices where vacancies of over 70 posts were there. Out of which this arrangement was worked out by the Government with sincerity to cope with the situation cropped up due to not filling up the posts, he added. “It is unfortunate that other communities take this recruitment of the Government otherwise,” he added. “We never expect other communities would take it so seriously.”
Stressing the importance of having understanding of the condition of the backward tribes, Konyak called upon the advance people to have accommodative spirit and brotherly attitude. Coming down heavily on the Leader of Opposition Tokheho Yepthomi for criticizing the Government on the Special Recruitment Drive for the backward tribes, the Minister described his (Tokheho) action was only adding fuel to the fire.
Responding to Tokheho’s charges that the Special Recruitment Drive of the NFP-led DAN Government was to cover up of their backdoor appointments, Konyak said such cases were also there in PWD when the former was Minister of that department. Asked the current stand of the student bodies of the ENPO areas with regard to the Special Recruitment Drive issue, Konyak said he was yet to contact them and also other legislators from the areas.
The Minister said the “Special Recruitment Drive” was a “one time dispensation” to man the offices where vacancies of over 70 posts were there. Out of which this arrangement was worked out by the Government with sincerity to cope with the situation cropped up due to not filling up the posts, he added. “It is unfortunate that other communities take this recruitment of the Government otherwise,” he added. “We never expect other communities would take it so seriously.”
Stressing the importance of having understanding of the condition of the backward tribes, Konyak called upon the advance people to have accommodative spirit and brotherly attitude. Coming down heavily on the Leader of Opposition Tokheho Yepthomi for criticizing the Government on the Special Recruitment Drive for the backward tribes, the Minister described his (Tokheho) action was only adding fuel to the fire.
Responding to Tokheho’s charges that the Special Recruitment Drive of the NFP-led DAN Government was to cover up of their backdoor appointments, Konyak said such cases were also there in PWD when the former was Minister of that department. Asked the current stand of the student bodies of the ENPO areas with regard to the Special Recruitment Drive issue, Konyak said he was yet to contact them and also other legislators from the areas.
