Dimapur, February 18 (MExN): The Naga Tribal Union Chümoukedima Town (NTUCT) has appealed the Chief Minister to constitute an independent panel of inquiry into the alleged backdoor appointments in the Police Department at the earliest. A press release from the union expressed unhappiness at the Government's failure to resolve the issue in the just concluded Assembly session “in spite of the serious anomalies committed by the department.” Failure to adopt any resolution to rectify the wrongs clearly manifest lack of seriousness and concern over the issue on the part of the Government of the day, it said.
The union also demanded clarification from the Deputy Chief Minister on his statements made during the recently concluded Assembly session. It said that while the Dy CM stated that 272 personnel were appointed through open recruitment, “we only have the evidence of 206, the remaining 66 which are of higher ranks, remain a mystery.”
Out of a total of 1698 vacancies, the Dy CM admitted that altogether 1200 candidates were appointed, leaving 400 posts still vacant, the NTUCT said, pointing out that the actual figure should be 498 posts, and asked the Dy CM to clarify on the 98 posts. It also alleged that “no rationality in terms of merit and tribal considerations were maintained at all.”
On the Chief Minister’s assurance that a Committee would be set up to to suggest measures for fair recruitment in the police department, NTUCT questioned his “eerie silence” over the appointments. “We would like to hear from him what his government plans to do with these illegal appointments,” it said.
Further, the NTUCT said that until the proposed independent panel of inquiry submits its report, “no cadre (genuine or bogus) shall be allowed to go for reporting and training at any cost.”
