Dimapur, Oct 18: Government offices across Nagaland remained paralysed for the third consecutive day as members of the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) extended their pen-down strike, demanding the cancellation of the proposed induction of a non-Nagaland Civil Service (NCS) officer into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre.
The ongoing agitation marks the third phase of the JCC’s protest, which it says is aimed at safeguarding meritocracy and transparency in the IAS induction process. The committee has accused the authorities of attempting to subvert established norms by allowing the inclusion of non-state cadre officers, urging the government to uphold merit-based selection and adhere strictly to due procedure.
The JCC, comprising five major associations—the Confederation of All Nagaland State Services Employees Association (CANSSEA), Nagaland In-Service Doctors Association (NIDA), Nagaland Secretariat Service Association (NSSA), Nagaland Finance and Accounts Service Association (NF&ASA), and Federation of Nagaland State Engineering Service Association (FONSESA)—launched the third phase of its agitation on October 14.
However, responding to an appeal from the All Nagaland School Teachers’ Association (ANSTA) and in consideration of students’ welfare, the JCC announced an exemption for teachers and educational institutions from the ongoing strike.
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