Nagaland University (NU), Lumami organized a one-day workshop on “Eradicate Corruption – Build a New India” on November 2 at its I. Ihoshe Kinimi Hall.
NU-Lumami, PRO Peter Ki, in a press release stated that the workshop was held as a part of a series of activities prescribed for the observance of the Vigilance Awareness Week from October 29 to November 3.
Professor Pardeshi Lal, vice-chancellor, Nagaland University delivered the keynote address. He stated that the observance of the Vigilance Awareness Week was being observed with the goal of promoting integrity, transparency and accountability both in public and day-to-day life. He asserted that the observance of the vigilance awareness week should not be the end of the matter but rather, everyone should seriously introspect on their actions and realize the need for honesty, integrity, transparency and accountability. Terming corruption as undue benefit for self or others, he said it had become a virus that was sapping the system of its vitality.
Giving the Vigilance speech, professor M.K. Sinha, finance officer, Nagaland University, lamented that everyone was vigilant about their rights but non-vigilant about their duties. No one is courageous enough to be honest, because there is a cost involved, sometimes even in the form of threats, he lamented. Thus there is no harmony between words and actions when it comes to corruption. He opined that neither under-vigilance nor over-vigilance is good because the former leads to corruption, the latter to a feeling of insecurity. Professor Sinha, however, ended on a positive note by saying that real growth does not happen through corruption but only through honesty. Following the Vigilance speech, he led the Pledge taking.
K. Buche Khiamniungan, president, NUSU (Lumami) also delivered a speech in which he pointed out that corruption was not only a problem among public officials but it has infected every sphere of society. Corruption has destroyed the moral fabric of the country, he said. But to eradicate corruption it must begin with the self. He ended the speech by quoting Mahatma Gandhi: “Be the change you want to see in the world”.
The program came to a close with the vote of thanks by professor Sangyu Yaden, controller of examinations in-charge, NU. The program was chaired by Peter Ki, PRO, NU.