Dimapur, May 21 (EMN): The Central Executive Council of Nagaland University Teachers’ Association (NUTA) has demanded that the political rights of central university teachers in Nagaland University be upheld in the state and exemption be made for all university teachers whose names have been enlisted from Kohima campus, Lumami headquarters, SASRD, Medziphema and School of Engineering and Technology, Dimapur for the ensuing Lok Sabha election.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Election Officer (CEO), Government of Nagaland, the council sought immediate intervention of CEO to the stated
The letter appended by the council president and general secretary, stated that NU teachers, like other teachers from central universities enjoy the privilege of being allowed to be active members of political parties during service.
“We are allowed to take five years leave, stand for election, have a political career and rejoin our service, as in the case of former Union HRD Minister Prof. Murli Manohar Joshi and former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh from Delhi University,” the letter added.
The council stated the fact that central university teachers are politically active, no university teacher is sent on election duty, be it as presiding officer or micro observers etc. in other parts of the country.
Further, the council mentioned that it is highly questionable, that despite representations written by the NUTA, the university teachers have been deputed for election duties time and again, including the coming Lok Sabha Election in the state.
