DIMAPUR, MARCH 2 (MExN): Voicing concern over the recent turmoil arising out of the ULB election, which culminated in the tragic death of three youths and injury to several others, the Nagaland College Principals Forum (NCPF) has appealed to the Nagas as a whole to take this moment to stop, reflect and introspect individually and collectively.
“The strands that connect the upheavals are many, unless we recognise, acknowledge and deal with each interconnected strand, the pain and the sacrifices of the recent past may just fade away without lasting impact,” NCPF president Dr Watijungshi and general secretary Dr Arenla Aier said in a press statement.
While questioning if the people can afford to go back to our same old routine and habits of our daily lives as if nothing has happened, the Forum wanted that the “students that we try to mould today need to be moulded and guided in the right direction with a sense of duty and values.”
The Forum said the educators have a moral obligation to voice concerns on events that have a direct bearing on the community, present and future. It called upon the academia to think critically and express their thoughts fearlessly. “
Our Society needs direction. Our teaching, our research in humanities and science must be made applicable and relevant,” it stated.
The Forum also called on the church to make the Bible and the pulpit relevant; the lawmakers to make fair views based on truth and justice and act within the ambit of the law. It also appealed the judiciary to be blind while weighing the scales of justice.
It further called upon each citizen to stand by a principle of core values, and all educational institutions including schools, the church and all civil society to collectively re-energize the campaign for clean election. “This must become a part of life and not simply as a campaign during elections. Let us make merit the basis of all transactions,” it urged.
“If we can honestly accept the moral imperatives of the above, and make a change into a well directed course of thinking and acting, then we feel the sacrifices and pain of the recent past shall not be in vain. Let us make our future bright,” it added.
