Dimapur, Jan. 18 (EMN): The Eastern Nagaland College Students' Union (ENCSU) on Friday expressed discontent with what it claimed was the government and the department of Higher Education “hiding” the SIT report on the issue of “Students Scholarship fund.”
A press release from the union on Friday stated that the report was completed fourteen months ago. “The SIT was constituted on the issue of Students Scholarship fund misused by the department of Higher Education,” the statement read.
It wondered if the department “is trying to kill the career of its own children/students.” The ENCSU asked the state government to reveal the contents of the SIT report. It questioned the government “why it was trying to save those involved in the misuse of scholarship money despite setting up of SIT to catch the errand officials.”
“The ENCSU would like to know as to why the government cannot come up with clear SIT report after the government themselves had admitted during the cabinet meeting that the PMS fund has been misused by the department. The ENCSU also warn (sic) the government and the department that on what ground the recovery amount were adjust (sic) to 2017-18 scholarship proposal and why it keep in state exchequer. The ENCSU reiterates that it will not compromise or sit silent even if the government fail to deliver the justice,” the statement read.
It claimed to have “all the facts and top findings” while warning the government of its own course of action if the demands were not fulfilled. The union demanded that the government punish the “two persons” involved in the misuse of scholarship fund.
According to the ENCSU, it is second time that the Department has failed to release students’ scholarship on time. It, therefore, urged the state government to produce the SIT report as is, without any bias, so that people will know the whole truth.
It informed that the union was likely to resume its agitation kept in abeyance since Dec. 7, 2017 after receiving ‘a kind assurance’ from the government. However, the ENCSU would “probably disturb” on Jan. 26, India’s Republic Day, the union informed.
“Further, the union may announce any time for final movement against the non-release of full scholarship and the SIT report,” the statement read.
Seeks governor’s intervention
The union has also appealed to Governor PB Acharya to intervene on the matter by way of inviting the CBI to conduct a “deep investigation” into the issue. “Consequently, the department of Higher Education and the concern minister (sic) will come up with official report to the public and the students,” it stated.
Stating that the government and the department have refused to furnish “the essence” of the SIT report despite filing an RTI application, the union requested the governor to issue “the necessary directive at the sooner.”
