Chümoukedima civil society organisations (CSOs), which had served 30-day ultimatum on the Municipal Affairs Department (MAD) to revoke the “illegal appointments” in Chümoukedima Town Council (CTC), have extended deadline by another seven days for the department to terminate those newly appointed candidates.
The civil society organisations include Chümoukedima Town Angamimia Mechü Krotho (CTAMK), Chümoukedima Town Women Organisation, Chümoukedima Town Youth Organisation and Chümoukedima Town Students’ Union.
In a statement, CTAMK stated that the civil society organisations on learning about the “illegal appointment” of five candidates at Chümoukedima Town Council approached the Municipal Affairs Department on date September 6, 2022.
According to the Krotho, the CSOs submitted a representation to the department for cancellation of the appointments since there were no vacant posts and appointments were made without following the requisition process of recruitment examination.
Stating that such appointment was “a gross violation of the fundamental rights of the citizens”, the CTAMK said the bodies cannot accept “this unfair means of recruitment under any circumstance.”
Further, CTAMK maintained that appointment of grade-IV posts in the district had to be filled by the respective indigenous inhabitants of the Chümoukedima district only as per the P&AR notification.
Krotho said that CSOs had served 30-day deadline on the department to revoke the illegal appointments and fill any vacancies through open advertisement.
CTAMK has cautioned that CSOs would launch phase-wise agitation if no positive response was received within seven days.
