Dimapur, Dec. 17 (EMN): The All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU) has called for a ‘peaceful dharna’ outside the chief minister’s official residence at Kohima on Dec. 18 to protest what it stated was “non-fulfillment of the four charters of demands made by ANCSU”.
According to a press release from the union on Sunday, it had submitted a memorandum to the chief minister on Dec. 12 last, ‘seeking his attention to take stock of the situation and deliver justice to the students’ community’.
Stating that the government was yet to ‘react or show any concern till date’, the ANCSU called it a “slap and insult to the students’ community for turning deaf ear towards the cause of the students’ community and Naga society in general”.
It stated that union had reminded the chief minister through newspapers ‘since we could not communicate or meet the state government’. “Yet again the state govt. chose to remain silent on the issue concerning the society in general. The state govt. has assured the students community on 7th Dec. 2017 that the govt. will take positive steps to pay the remaining scholarship amount to the beneficiaries for the year 2016-17, but as a matter of fact, there is no initiative taken by the state govt. as assured,” it stated.
Along with the demand for payment scholarship, it stated, the union had also appealed the government to set up separate cell/nodal department to implement all scholarship schemes; and revoke the Aug. 11, 2016 and the Oct. 26, 2017 P&AR ‘office memorandums’.
“Henceforth, with no positive response and initiative made by the state govt., the ANCSU call upon all the concerned citizens, well wishers and college students around Kohima to join the ‘peaceful dharna’ outside the chief minister’s official residence on 18th Dec. 2017. All the concerned citizens, well wishers and college students are requested to gather at PHQ Junction (BOC) Kohima at 8 am sharp and later all will proceed towards the CM’s residence,” it informed.
