NPSC has committed a big blunder again. The Govt is keeping quiet: NSF
Morung Express News
Dimapur | February 22
Following the news-report of a major slip-up in the evaluation of marks committed by the Nagaland Public Services Commission (NPSC), which was carried in The Morung Express (‘NPSC back in trouble’, Wednesday, February 22 issue), the commission has now referred to the Government of Nagaland the matter arising out the miscalculation that resulted in a successful NPSC candidate’s appointment to the post of EAC and subsequently, cancellation of the same after errors in the result-presentation were detected.
NPSC Chairman KM Chadha said the matter had been referred to the State Government and that it was now up to it whether or not to initiate action against the commission officials responsible for committing the ‘evaluation mistakes’. Chadha said that the commission had no authority on the matter and it has been referred to the state Government. He declined from making any further comments on the issue.
Meanwhile, the commission will be convening a meeting to discuss matters arising out of the “mark assessment misunderstanding”. NPSC Secretary S Among Ao said that the matter relevant to the complaint of the candidate, Velule Tureng had already been referred to the Commission and a meeting would be convened shortly to deliberate on the issue. “Errors were committed and the matter would be pursued”.
Meanwhile reacting vehemently to the gaffe, the Naga Students Federation (NSF) while holding the Chairman and officials of NPSC singularly responsible for the ‘arbitrary’ act of omission and commission has asked the Government of Nagaland to make its stand to the people instead of ‘keeping quiet.’ In any case, the NSF promised that the ‘blunder’ would not be let off without a fight.
“(The errors are the) result of the Government’s lackadaisical attitude towards the long standing demands of the students to cleanse the commission” NSF President Pushika Awomi said. Maintaining that the silence of the Government only buttressed the fact that it was defending the ‘irresponsible NPSC’, the NSF President said that both the government and the commission should own moral responsibility for the incompetence of the state’s premier government services recruiting agency. “The NPSC has committed a big blunder again. The Government is keeping quiet because it is defending the irresponsible NPSC. Both should own moral responsibility” he said while promising that the NSF would tackle the matter on a war-footing and initiate strong action. A meeting of central executives to discuss Velule’s case and likened matters has been convened tomorrow in this regard, Awomi added.
