•-Dear respected brothers and sisters, you are supposed to be in the vanguard of intellectual reformation in the society, but you have turned towards hooliganism. Your recent act of vandalism cannot be condoned as ‘just’ act to redress your grievances. Whatever the discrepancies you may have, you should not destroy the property of the hospital; it is a crime against humanity. We, hundreds of your seniors, too had problems without proper electricity, water and basic health cares for years. But resorting to such acts has never been our dream to elicit quick response from the authority. I think there isn’t a place in the 21st century society for those who do not have guilty conscience to do such diabolic acts.
Nagaland University is not only for you; it is for all the Naga people and people from across the country. While our university has been retarding due to the lackadaisical attitude of the administrators with frequent agitations, you have proven yourselves that you are also no better than the man you have alleged. Frankly, your naïve sort of scholastic experience has ruined the image of young Naga learners’ community. Now you have to answer to the Naga people whether your act of vandalism is justified. I was flabbergasted when I saw the headline in newspaper, ‘NU students vandalize University Hospital’. Media too has rightly chosen the word ‘vandalize’ for your action. It is tantamount to crime.
As people with highest intellect in the community, you should have realized how costly your destructions would be. The little you have, in which you rely on, has become the casualty attracting the ricocheting effect much on you. I wonder what kind of impulse had driven you to demolish the hospital that gave you health-care service.
It is hard to envisage how good things might happen in the university. Your younger sisters and brothers are now in dilemmas; their future in the university is seemed vague. Nevertheless, it’s not the end of the journey. Learn from the mistakes and never indulge in hooliganism by exercising your wisdom. You may argue but your actions speak louder than the words.
Senka Yaden, Ao Kashiram, Dimapur
