Dimapur, Sep 1 (EMN): Eastern Nagaland Educated Unemployed Union (ENEUU) has objected to the appointment of 239 persons of non-indigenous inhabitants to various posts of constable, driver, cook, tailor, cobbler, washer man, painter, mechanic, electrician, handyman, jugali under various police establishments from the year 2013 to 2016.
The Union president, Thingkeli Sangtam, pointed out at the standing government notification dated 19-09-1987 as those posts were 100% reserved for the indigenous inhabitants of the state of Nagaland. He stated that those appointments were made unconstitutionally as the employees were from the states of Kerala, Maharashtra, UP, WB, Bihar, Assam, and the foreign nation of Nepal. He pointed to the more than 70000 educated unemployed in the state of Nagaland with academic and technical qualifications to serve in the public post.
He also stated that when the petition was heard on 05-05-2017, the High Court had posed an interim order to the extent that the petitioners concerned is genuine case and it is supported by the notification dated 19-09-1987 issued by the Chief Secretary of Nagaland which prohibits such appointments.
The ENEUU also stated that it would never allow such illegalities within its geographical jurisdiction.
“If any appointees out of the 239 are in our geographical jurisdiction, they should prepare to explain the competency of their appointment. Otherwise, the ENEUU shall resort to the procedural manner to reclaim the posts which is illegally occupied by the non-indigenous people,” it stated. ENEUU also called upon the 239 illegal appointees to count their heads at an appropriate time and place.
It opined that the social causes which are under litigation before the High Court ought to be supported by the citizens of Nagaland and be applauded by the members of legal fraternity of the State as in the case Afzal Guru in which none of the lakhs of Indian advocates declined to defend him.
ENEUU further called upon the bonafide citizens of Nagaland to uphold, preserve and protect their rights given in the Constitution of India and the laws framed there under.
