DIMAPUR, DECEMBER 7 (MExN): The Nagaland Joint Christian Forum (NJCF) today opposed the notification issued by the office of the Chief Secretary regarding the examination dates for the Social welfare Department and Taxes department on December 9 and December 16 respectively, both of which fall on Sundays.
“If the exams are fixed by the Central government, the Nagaland Government can give good excuse on the grounds that it is out of the State's control. But knowing fully well that Sundays are worshipping days for Christians, the dates fixed are intentionally done to violate the religious rights of the candidates and defile the sanctity of Sunday as working day,” a press note from the NJCF President, Rev Dr Zelhou Jeyho.
“When the government do not act right in one area, it will add another burden in trying to fix the matter right,” it added. The NJCF said that the dates fixed for the exams are good examples of such act. Maintaining that the church has voiced out earlier to keep Sundays holy and sacred at all cost, the NJCF stated that “for the government to knowingly fix the two exams on Sundays is unacceptable and it has hurt the sentiment of the Church.”
It therefore asked the Chief Secretary to reschedule the exam dates on any working days and not on Sunday. “This should be taken as a good example and we must from here on learn to respect the Church and its sacred days,” it said.
CS reschedules exam dates
The Chief Secretary of Nagaland today notified that the recruitment exam for Supervisor, Co-terminus with Central Scheme, under the Commissioner of Taxes has been rescheduled to December 17. This decision was taken in response to an appeal made by the NSF. However, the recruitment exam for LDA cum Computer Assistant under the Social Welfare Department will be held on December 9 as notified earlier.
