Dimapur, April 8 (EMN): The Nagaland University Students’ Union (NUSU) at the university's Lumami campus has given the institution's authorities till April 13 to address what it stated was ‘genuine grievances of the student community.’
In a press release issued on Sunday, the NUSU informed that ‘the number of buses plying to Mokokchung for weekly Saturday outing has been reduced from 8 to 5 and the university bus, plying to girls hostel, every morning is no longer in service.’
“The only health centre in Nagaland University is in a deplorable state, with the chief medical officer (CMO), being on leave and not even sight from last year onwards (sic). There is also shortage of medicine. In events of national holidays and during weekends, the health centre remains closed.
“Therefore NUSU (L) strongly demand for 8 buses to ply to Mokokchung on weekly Saturday outing as the Nagaland University, Lumami located in an outskirt area (sic) and the morning buses service to girls hostel should be immediately resumed,” the press release read.
The students' organisation demanded that the CMO ‘be in station immediately’; medical facilities inside the campus be improved, and to make available the health services even during national holidays and during weekends.
The union stated that the university's authorities have paid no heed to ‘several letters of request, prayers and petitions.’ Failure to ‘address the matter’ within stipulated time would force the students to resort to ‘a Gandhian peaceful demonstration,’ it informed.
