Sir,
I am pained to observe the recent series of agitations / protests in our state.
What pains me more is the imprudent way in which our elected Government tackles the issues/crisis at hand. Instead of fixing the issues permenently or devising a roadmap for solutions, the Government seems to be confused and untrustworthy .
- The recent protest by CANSSEA against the arbitrary and illegal recommendation of the Government for IAS Confirmation.
- The Continuous protests of the Teachers for regularisation.
- The diktat by NSF against the regularisation of COVID-19 appointed doctors.
As a popularly elected representatives of the people, the Government is expected to perform its obligated duties without any fear or favour. But despite the Supreme Court order favouring the COVID appointed Doctors, the Government buckled to the pressure of some student’s organisation, dis-regarding the apex court of our country and kept the regularisation order in abeyance. This gives us the impression that we seem to be ruled/governed by some Taliban type of organisation/ Government. Again, the issue of teachers regularisation has been continuing for about a decade. The assurance given to our teachers has been unfulfilled all these years, prompting our teachers to hit the streets every year after patiently waiting for the Government to fulfill their promises. Is a decade not enough for the Government to solve the Teachers Regularisation issue and devise mechanism so that our teachers doesn’t have to hit the streets every year ?
In the IAS Confirmation issue , the Government contravened its own order, which propelled the CANSSEA to protest to safeguard it’s rights and ask the Government to go by rule- book.
As a measure, i advise our Government to take an informed and wise decision on any matters pertaining to the state so that it doesn’t have to flip – flop every time when it takes a erroneous or corrupt decision.
Kalito Awomi, Duncan Basti, Dimapur.