DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 28 (MExN): The Nagaland Public Rights Awareness and Action Forum (NPRAAF) today demanded that the Nagaland State Food and Civil Supplies Department immediately cancel three appointments for LDA posts, which it alleged “were filled by 3 individuals through backdoor appointment dated 10/03/2016.”
A press note from the NPRAAF informed that following its intervention, the department had “reissued office corrigendum vide office order (part-II) No/294, 295, 296 Dated 18th July 2016 making the appointments on contract basis.”
The NPRAAF asked that the posts be requisitioned to departmental board/ NPSC for an open competition, thereby giving “the chance to thousands unemployed youth of the state who are deprived of fair competitive exams for jobs.” The competitive exam must be conducted without partiality or favouritism and in all fairness, it added. It asked the department to adhere to the criteria laid down by the state government dated 6th June 2016 office memorandum (OM) with regard to appointment which is also direction from the High Court. In the event the department fails to sidetrack its official commitment made, NPRAAF cautioned that it would be compelled to take appropriate measures.
