NMSA to continue protest in Kohima

Nagaland Medical Students’ Association (NMSA) has reiterated its opposition to the notification issued by the department of Health & Family Welfare (H&FW) on August 18, 2025, seeking to regularise contractual COVID-19 appointees.
In a press note, NMSA said it stood firmly against the notification and announced that it would continue its peaceful agitation on September 1. NMSA said the protest would begin with a gathering at Secretariat Bus Stand, Kohima, at 9.30 a.m. followed by a procession to the Directorate of Health & Family Welfare, where the protest would be held.
Calling upon student bodies, civil organisations and right-thinking citizens to join in solidarity, NMSA also urged organisations and groups to assign representatives to deliver solidarity speeches at the protest site.
Further, the association demanded immediate revocation of the H&FW notification and requisitioning of all sanctioned posts to NPSC/NSSB to be filled through open advertisement, written examination and viva voce as per service rules. It asserted that the issue was about safeguarding fairness, merit and equal opportunity in the State.
CTAN: Meanwhile, Confederation of Tribal Associations of Nagaland (CTAN) also extended support to NMSA, declaring its strong opposition to the regularisation process, which it termed “unconstitutional and arbitrary.” CTAN stated that the move undermined meritocracy and established recruitment norms.
CTAN, through its chairman media cell Avika Zhimomi, called upon all its federating units to participate in the collective protest from September 1 at the H&FW directorate, Kohima, stressing that active participation was crucial to safeguard fairness, equal opportunity and the future of all aspirants.