ANATG on indefinite hunger strike

All Nagaland Ad hoc Teachers Group (ANATG) 2015 batch, after a thorough deliberation, unanimously decided to intensify their ongoing agitation, which entered its fourth day Thursday, by undertaking an indefinite hunger strike till their demand for service regularization was fulfilled.
This was disclosed to media persons here at Solidarity Park, by the spokesperson of ANATG Bendangtemsu Ozuküm, who also said that the members have been exercising patience had utmost restraint and cooperation at the silent sit-in protest.
He said ANATG had taken a consensus decision wherein all the members present, voluntarily consented to go on “fast unto death” agitation.
Ozuküm said the posterity will remember that ANATG for being dignified even in a state of extreme discomfort did not allow human instinct to take over.
He recalled that ANATG was resuming the suspended hunger strike it started way back in 2018.
Ozuküm said ANATG has decided that it will accept nothing short of regularisation of services and not to hold any negotiations in any manner.
“The four days silent sit in protest was the maximum restrain humanly possible. Now we have unanimously decided to intensify the stir and the common voice of the members is that we will not go for any more negotiations.
That period is over,” he said. Ozuküm said ANATG regretted that lack of response and lackadaisical manner in which the department of higher education has been showing towards their plight.
He also disclosed All Nagaland School Teachers Association (ANSTA) also met officials of department of school education to break the impasse.
He said at the meeting some DoSE officials, purportedly asked the teachers to show them how to regularise services.
He said it was unfortunate that some officials of DoSE had gone to the extent of inviting teachers to show how to regularise their services.
According to Ozuküm, ANATG members only wished was to teach in the best possible manner, but who are being pushed to the limit by the department.
He also disclosed that the indefinite fast would commence by Thursday evening and logistics and venue and that the next course of action will also be decided.
Ozukuüm informed that since ANATG members included pregnant women, nursing mothers and some with health conditions, ANATG 2015 will adopt ways to ensure their wellbeing.
According to ANATG members, hundreds have volunteered to take part in the fast.