Bendang Imsong
Social Activist, Mokokchung
My dear fellow warriors,
Warm greetings. I extend my full solidarity with you in this collective stand against corruption and the arbitrary abuse of authority. The recent decision to regularise 147 contractual Assistant Professors and Librarians—bypassing due process, merit, and transparency—is not merely a policy lapse; it is a blatant insult to the educated youth of our state. It undermines the very principles of fairness and justice that form the bedrock of any responsible governance. Moreover, the abrupt reversal of their posting order in response to public pressure, followed by the subsequent decision to place the matter “in abeyance” after widespread opposition, exposes a troubling inconsistency and undermines the credibility of the government’s decision-making process. It is also a reckless gamble with the futures of the youth.
The public is no longer in the dark. Corruption, once whispered in corners, is now the talk of every street and tea stall. The credibility of the decision-making process stands eroded. The Cabinet, led by the Chief Minister, must be held collectively accountable for this administrative chaos. What we are witnessing is not responsible leadership but recklessness, with consequences that will haunt an entire generation.
The Minister for Higher & Technical Education, under whose watch this decision was taken, has tried to justify it as a “special dispensation” to reward their hard work and sacrifices. But what of the tireless years of study, preparation and sacrifice made by thousands of aspirants across the state? Can merit be bartered for convenience? Can justice be traded for favour?
This is no longer about political affiliation or partisan interests. This is about justice. This is about merit. This is about the soul of our state. We demand the complete rollback of this unjust regularisation. We demand accountability. And yes, we demand that those responsible resign with dignity—before history remembers them as the regime that sold out its youth for political expediency.
Let us also be reminded of the timeless truth in Exodus 23:1-3:
“Do not spread false reports. Do not help a wicked man by being a malicious witness. Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong.
When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd and do not show favouritism to a poor man in his lawsuit”.
In solidarity.
