DIMAPUR, SEPT 24 (MExN): The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has taken strong exception to reports of political parties attempting to set up students’ unions and organizations along party lines and cautioned that any such move goes against the spirit of an NSF resolution passed during the 4th Federal Assembly held on October 28, 1998.
In the backdrop of the menaces and evils of having politically backed students’ unions the NSF Speaker WH Maring has in a press communiqué reminded that keeping in view the need to preserve educational institutions as a “temple of learning”, the NSF resolution had after thoroughly examining the pros and cons impacts to our society by such political branch students’ union/organisations strongly resolved that, “NSF shall not allow any political party(s) students’ union/organisation to initiate, organise and function in any educational institution within the Naga Areas.
Further it was stated that in order to expedite and execute this resolution, the house endorsed the Federating units to keep vigil and check in their own level and jurisdiction. In addition to this the Federal units have been empowered to recall their member(s) those who have already joined political students’ union in the educational institutions.
“The wisdom in passing this resolution cannot be questioned because the Federation is well aware of the evils of having politically backed students’ unions in the society. Election of Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) can be one very clear example of the evil of involvement of politically backed students’ unions like the NSUI, ABVP, AISF Etc.”, stated Maring.
Pointing out that every election is marred with violence during which many innocent students’ lives are also lost many times, it stated such electioneering in campuses subsequently affected students’ careers. “It is also very clear that the political parties don’t hesitate to spend crores of rupees for their candidates. Money is widely used to rig the election for their favor”.
As such, the NSF cautioned that student unions are misused for their own political gain and that it had a much more wider ramification of negative influences into students’ careers in particular and the society in general and added that the main objective of formation of students’ union will totally be negated if at all this was allowed to happen in the Naga societies.
The NSF Speaker pointed to recent rumors that National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) is being established in some Naga District of present state of Manipur. “If it is true, whoever is involved in formation of the same shall be doing it at his/her own responsibilities”, the NSF cautioned and reminded the Federating units and subordinate bodies of the Federation to uphold the standing resolution by keeping vigil of such developments, which is against the desire of the Federation in particular and the Nagas in general.
