DIMAPUR, APRIL 13 (MExN): The Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) has requested the Nagaland Governonr PB Acharya to “kindly withhold” his assent to the Nagaland Backward Tribes Commission Bill, 2016 which was passed during the 11th session of the 12th Nagaland Legislative Assembly. An ENSF press statement said the NBTC Bill was discussed, examined and debated by the Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organization (ENPO), Eastern Nagaland Legislatures Union (ENLU), Eastern Nagaland Gazetted Officers’ Association (ENGOA), Eastern Nagaland Women’s Organization (ENWO) and the ENSF and all the prominent leaders of Eastern Nagaland during a joint meeting held on April 12, at DUDA Guest House, Kohima. The Federation stated that the NBTC was borne out of demand made by it owing to the fact that despite having the Reservation Policy for decades, the Government departments failed to implement the said policy and various injustices were meted out by successive governments. However regretting that the NBTC Bill has been “watered down and diluted,” the Federation has requested the Governor to withhold his assent to the Bill till such time it is acceptable to the six tribes of Eastern Nagaland.
