Dimapur, September 12 (MExN): The Civil Engineers’ Association of Nagaland (CEAN) and Combined Technical Association of Nagaland (CTAN) on Monday issued an ultimatum to the Nagaland Commissioner & Secretary (Works & Housing) in connection with their demand for termination of 49 ‘backdoor appointments.’
In a press statement issued through the CTAN Media Cell on Monday, the CTAN referred to several representations, memorandum, and appeals that were submitted to the Commissioner & Secretary (Works & Housing) in 2019 and 2020, “to terminate all 43 appointments plus 6 appointments which were made without open advertisement (backdoor appointment) and which clearly violates the P&AR OM NO. AR-5/ASSO/98(C) of 6th June 2016.”
According to the statement, “point (I) of the resolution from the meeting held on 17th December 2019 at the office chamber of Commissioner and Secretary Work and Housing states that the Department will resolves the issue within 3 months time (up to 31st March 2020),” and the CEAN and CTAN agreed in principle, to temporarily call off the ongoing sit-in protest with immediate effect after the assurance from the Department.
“However, despite several reminders and appeal made by CEAN and CTAN the agreement/decision has not been implemented till date by the Department though the CEAN & CTAN has walked the talk by calling off the protest temporarily,” it stated.
Accordingly, the Association after a consultative meeting has resolved to issue this ultimatum to the Department to terminate all the appointments which were made without open advertisement (backdoor appointment) unconditionally within a period of 10 days from the official date of communication, “failing which the Association will be compelled to take necessary action,” it added.
