NSSATA issues 15-day ultimatum

Protesting against non-fulfillment of its demands, the Nagaland SSA Teachers’ Association (NSSATA) today staged a peaceful procession here from Phoolbari to Officers’ Hill and submitted an ultimatum letter to the Governor of Nagaland. The SSA teachers are demanding release of pending salaries and induction as regular state government employees.
The NSSATA gave a fifteen day ultimatum, with effect from April 16, to fulfill its demands, failing which it cautioned that the association will be forced to take up its own course of action.” The Association also stated that further steps or course of action shall not be notified and any untoward incidents arising out of it shall be the sole responsibility of the Nagaland state government and its implementing agencies.

In ultimatum letter addressed to the Governor, NSSATA informed of “failures” of the state government and it’s implementing agencies to comply with the demands of the association and also on failure of “our decent and civilized approach towards the competent authorities.”

SSA teachers from all over the state joined the procession and carried placards with slogans like “We can’t teach with empty stomach,” “Why is the government silent,” “We are appointed to teach not to be starved,” “Forcing us to work without salary is slavery.”