IMPHAL, Sept 30 NNN: The students’ organisations based in the hill districts of Manipur are likely to resort to further course of agitation on the Teacher’s Eligibility Test (TET) forms and examination centres within the next few days.
The hill based students’ bodies will convene a meeting on October 1 (Monday) in this connection to chalk out course of action or agitation.
Under the aegis of Joint Committee of Hill Districts Student Organisation (JCHDSO), the hill based students’ organisations including Zeliangrong Students Union, Manipur (ZSUM), Churachandpur District Students Union (CDSU), Senapati District Students Association (SDSA), Tangkhul Katamnao Saklong (TKS) and Naga Students Union, Chandel (NSUC) had already called a 48-hour hill districts bandh on September 24 and 25 in protest against the non-issuing of TET forms and opening of exam centres in the hill districts.
“Protesting against the State government decision regarding the TET exam centres to be confined only in the valley districts and demanding for Teacher Eligibility Test examination centres in all the hill districts, the Joint Committee of Hill Districts Students’ Organisations (JCHDSO) consisting of different students’ organisation of the hill districts such as ZSUM representing Tamenglong district, TKS for Ukhrul, SDSA for Senapati, NSUC for Chandel and CDSU for Churachandpur had called 48 hours hill districts bandh on September 24 and 25. Following the invitation for talk from the State government the State government led by state education minister Oken, Nasir who is the Agriculture minister and other MLAs namely Mr. Kikhonbou, Mr. Preshaw, Mr. Yamthong Haokip, Mr. Valte Vungjagin and other MLAs and JCHDSO led by its convenor and members of the committee had a meeting on September 26.
During the meeting, the ministers and MLAs representing the government gave an assurance that the matter will be discussed with the chief minister,” JCHDSO convenor D Stephen Zeme claimed.
The JCHDSO issued an ultimatum to the state government through a press conference convened on September 27 in which it was declared to the public that further steps would be taken up after the expiry of 3 days’ times. “Now, three days have been lapsed without any positive step from the state government till date,” said D Stephen.
The Manipur government’s denial of TET exam centres in the hill districts is in total violation of the Article 16(1) of the Indian Constitution wherein it is clearly provided that there shall be equality of opportunity in matters of public employment.
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