Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has appealed to the state government to ensure that Nagaland Staff Selection Board (NSSB) was made operational soon.
Addressing a press conference here on Saturday following NSF 3rd Federal Assembly, NSF president Kegwayhun Tep said that NSSB should be made operational and advertisements published for recruitments of different posts through the board.
NSF president stated that meritocracy and fairness should be maintained during the process of recruitment examinations.
He said that unemployed youth were frustrated because recruitment was not being done through proper channel. Tep said purpose of NSSB was to ensure that backdoor appointments were do away with. Tep also disclosed, during the recent meeting with the secretary of NSSB, the federation team was assured that the advertisements would be published starting August.
On the issues hindering operationalization of NSSB, Tep said the secretary informed that despite notifications, many departments were not in a position to send details to the board about the requisite recruitments.
Tem said NSF had also filed RTI queries across departments and received response from many that recruitment details were submitted to the board. However, NSF president said NSSB members and secretary claim they have not received details from many departments, which was delaying the process.
The federation president has, therefore, appealed to the departments to comply with the directives and forward the details so that it does not become a stumbling block to NSSB.
NSF has warned that if NSSB was not made operational at the earliest, the student bodies would resort to democratic protests soon.
During interaction, Tep said that one of the resolutions that the federation had adopted during the assembly was to appeal to the educational institutions to spare a day once a week to wear traditional attire to protect the cultural identity of the Nagas.
Reiterates on AFSPA repeal
NSF general secretary Süpuni Ng Philo reiterated the resolution adopted by the NSF executive councils on March 12, 2022, Kohima during the second federal assembly (2021-2023) on repeal of AFSPA from Naga homeland.
He said that the house after through discussion and elaboration resolved to firmly extend non-cooperation to Indian army force. It was further of resolved that: No individual/groups across the Naga homeland shall accept any form aid from the Indian armed or Para-Military forces. No Individual/groups would be allowed to invite Indian Armed force and paramilitary force personnel to any event being organized in the Naga homeland neither attend event of such forces.
As a mark of protest, black flag would be hoisted across the Naga homeland. The federating units and Sub-ordinate bodies of the Federation have been asked to effectively implement the resolution.
NSF general secretary mentioned that the 3rd federal assembly endorsed the matter to the executive council to take effective remedies and measure simultaneously to repeal AFPSA from Naga homeland and North East at large.
NSF has also appealed to the government of India to deliver justice to the families of victims who were massacred on December 4, 2021. “We feel that the issue is dying away, but NSF will ensure that until and unless justice is delivered to the victim family, NSF will continue to fight for justice” NSF president added.