DIMAPUR, JAN 29 (MExN):In an open letter to Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, the Yimchunger Tribal Council (YTC) has alleged of discrepancies in recruitment for jobs in the more recently instituted district of Kiphire.
“It is pertinent to be mentioned here that initially we the Yimchungers were not much in favour of joining Kiphire District apprehending that we might be sidelined and neglected with the regard to development, economy, employment opportunities etc as we would be reduced to a minority in the new district,” the YTC said.
However, upon arriving at a point of agreement which was reduced into writing in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and the same being duly signed by the 5 elected MLAs representing the people of the region, the present Kiphire District was created, it was stated.
30% of Gr-IV post shall be reserved for landowners and the remaining to be shared among the three tribes on the population ratio, according to the MoU.
The YTC stated that it was ‘aggrieved and discriminated’ and appealed to Rio to deliver justice without delay lest it was compelled to annul the MoU mentioned above and opt out of Kiphire district.
Citing an instance, the appointment of Constables under Kiphire DEF by the Superintendent of Police, Kiphire is said to have been done in “the most arbitrary and illegal way.” Out of 155 (One Hundred and Fifty Five) regular constables appointed, there are only 25 (Twenty five) from Yimchungers, and out of 124 (One Hundred and Twenty – Four) constables new recruits who are awaiting sanction for payment of salaries, there are only 9 (Nine) from the Yimchunger tribe, the petition said.
“Appointments were never made after advertising the number of posts vacant through any of the media or by observing any of the norms of appointment,” it was alleged.
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