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Naga Students' Federation president Medovi Rhi speaking to the media in Kohima on
Monday.
- KOHIMA — The Naga Students' Federation (NSF)
has served a seven-day ultimatum to the state government to revoke the order
regularising 147 assistant professors and librarians who were appointed on
contract.
- President of NSF Medovi Rhi told media persons after a
meeting held between a delegation of NSF and All Nagaland College Students
Union (ANSCU) with the Minister for Higher Education Temjen Imna Along and
department officials in Kohima on Monday.
- "We are very hopeful that the government will revoke
the decisions, or else it will compel the federation and student community to
come to the streets,” Rhi said.
- According to him, the minister relayed that the matter would
be discussed at the emergency Cabinet meeting scheduled for later in the day.
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- “The Naga Students' Federation (NSF) is compelled to issue
this urgent ultimatum to the government regarding the unjust decision made by
the Cabinet on 11th Sept. 2024, to absorb contractual assistant professors into
permanent positions without considering the merit and qualifications of
existing faculty members.
