Nagaland Congress criticises Palm Sunday transfer orders

Published on Apr 14, 2025

DIMAPUR — The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) has expressed serious concern over the recent notifications issued by the Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms (Personnel ‘A’ Branch), government of Nagaland, on April 13 (a Sunday), which also happened to be Palm Sunday, a sacred day for Christians.
In a press release issued on Monday, the NPCC said that the issuance of the two notifications relating to the transfer and posting of IAS and NCS officers “sets a worrying precedent, as this is the first time transfer orders have been issued on a Sunday in our state since it attained statehood in 1963.”
“The fact that the day also happened to be Palm Sunday, a day that holds huge religious and cultural importance for Christians all over the world, lends the government's move all the more insensitive.”
The NPCC urged the state government to act with more empathy and not to allow the governance of Nagaland to be influenced by “Hindutva ideology or the policies of the RSS”, which the committee alleged are far removed from the beliefs and values of the Naga people.
Further, the NPCC called upon the government to withdraw or review the notifications and ensure that such actions do not become a trend.