Dimapur, July 27: Lauding the Department of Food & Civil Supplies for cancelling the recent appointments of three LDAs and rectifying it as contractual, the Nagaland Public Rights Awareness and Action Forum has said that fresh appointments or open interview should be held against the LDA posts on expiry of contract appointments on March 20, 2017.
“Regularizing the three appointees through departmental screening committee will amount to another but continued form of backdoor appointment through which the three entered service,” the NPRAAF said and added that it will not allow such veiled policy of continuing/regularizing backdoor appointments.NPRAAF Information and Publicity Cell in a press note maintained that it is fighting against the issue of 73 + 3 (76) backdoor appointments; 3 being the LDAs and 73 appointments made from January 2003 to November 2015. “The department had told NPRAAF that it was seriously examining the issue of 73 appointments taking into consideration the legalities involved and other practical details. NPRAAF expresses optimism on this and awaits positive response from the department.”
Meanwhile, NPRAAF also reminded that the issue of the Director of Food & Civil Supplies making a phone call to NPRAAF official on May 20 and saying he has taken up the issue raised by NPRAAF personally is still unresolved as there was no clarification/apology from the director as demanded.
“This issue will be clubbed with democratic protest against irregular distribution of PDS to beneficiaries to be organized by NPRAAF very soon.”
