Dimapur, June 10 (EMN): While throwing its weight behind the ANCSU’s agitation over misappropriation of scholarship money by government officials, the All Nagaland Government College Teachers’ Association (ANGCTA) has pleaded all concerned not to give tribal colours to the issue.
In a statement issued on Monday, the ANGCTA said it was disturbed and concerned by the allegations and counter allegations over the issue. “We show our solidarity strongly and support the scholarship issue since it is a genuine demand,” it stated and requested the authorities for timely disbursement of scholarship with transparency and accountability.
The association also condemned the “assault on innocent students who had staged a democratic protest” on June 4 in Kohima. “ANGCTA has great concern for ANCSU and its members since both the organisation and are indispensable facets of the same coin. The welfare of the students is our uncompromised primary duty of the teachers and their performance and conduct a reflection of us,” it stated.
Reminding that Nagas are vulnerable to tribalism and “have experienced destruction in many ways due to it,” the teachers’ group asserted that ANCSU scholarship controversy “is in no way related to tribal colours.”
“Therefore, we urge upon all sensible person to be ethical and judicious on the use of social media,” it counselled.
