DIMAPUR, AUG 2 (MExN): Giving its first official response on the JEE result fiasco as was first reported in The Morung Express, the apex students’ body, NSF has stated that after thorough verification it was found that School Education Minister Imkong Imchen had done injustice by accommodating two un-qualified candidate in the recent JEE conducted under the Department of IT & Technical Education. It also pointed out that the Minister’s claim of the two additional seats allocated in response to his request has no justification. The NSF disclosed that besides the Minister’s son, the other student illegally allotted a seat was the son of an Engineer.
Describing the action of the Minister as deplorable, the NSF urged the concern Minister to immediately withdraw the two un-qualified candidates and allot the same to the merit students in the waiting list without further delay.
Pointing out that the will of the people was supreme and such gross injustice meted out to the common people by the Minister who was supposed to be the representative of the people, the NSF stated that by his action, the Minister had demoralized the hope of the people.
“Therefore the concern Minister must unconditionally apologize to the aggrieved students in particular and the students’ community and the people”, stated a press communiqué issued by NSF Speaker WH Maring.
The NSF also urged the government to do away with all forms of injustice caused to the common people and to keep its promises before the people.
Referring to the guidelines issued by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the NSF reminded that the selection of candidates for the seats should be in accordance with the objective consideration of merit only and as such pointed out that there was no question as to why the two un-qualified candidates should be selected.
“The Federation at any cost cannot allow any forces/power/authority to snatch and defeat the very spirit of competition. Selection of candidates should be aimed at to tap human resources on merit basis” it stated.
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