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It is the first record that in 2015 that the Govt. of Nagaland has allotted a technical medical seat to a non-Naga in the person of Md. Inzamul Hoque Talukdar. The Honourable Governor Sri. B.P. Acharya, in his address at the Parents’ Day function at Assisi HS School, Dimapur as appeared in Nagaland Page dated 4.10.15, wished that a medical seat going to Talukdar must not necessarily become the centre of controversy. Nevertheless, Honourable Governor, this one medical seat out of Nagaland quota to be had by controversial candidate as Talukdar is not as simple or minor as you wished to coin. It is a very serious and major issue as it infringes on our fundamental rights enshrined in Indian Constitution.The second tallest leader of India, Pandit Jwaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, foresaw what could befall the small community, the Nagas of Nagaland when they become part of the great Indian Union. Nehru had compassion for the Nagas and therefore he equipped the 16th State of Nagaland well with protective laws as Inner Line Permit(ILP) and provisions in Art 371(A). Under the given provisions, the successive ministries in Nagaland managed to strengthen the basic rights of the indigenous Nagas as worth citing are the ‘The Nagaland Land Revenue Regulation (Amendment) Act of 1978’ and the decision of the govt. on medical seat dated 21st. Sept. 1995.
During 60s and 70s, Nagaland had less educationally qualified and less enlightened elected representatives with maximum non-Naga bureaucracy. Yet, despite of the predicaments, those erstwhile Naga leaders were farsighted and action oriented. Those non-Naga babus were more honest, work oriented and had respect for the local leaders and their people. Despite of the maximum presence of Bengalees, Keralites, Tamilians, Biharis, etc. as Secretaries, Directors and DCs no law of the land was known historically flaunted as in the case of Talukdar.
Today, we have well-read politicians and overwhelming Naga officers manning most of the major assignments in the governance of a small State with exaggerated population of 2 million. The excess governance has failed to govern, protect and preserve our fundamental laws framed during the time of non-Naga bureaucratic dominance.
In the first place, who has granted the Nagaland‘s Indigenous Certificate to Mohamed Inzamul Hoque Talukdar? What compelled the DC, Dimapur to issue this basic certificate to a doubtful non-Naga? Are Naga indigenous rights on sale? Are Naga indigenous rights are so useless and cheap? Whatever indigenous rights Talukdar claims today are based on the certificate he possesses in question. The great contribution give by Dimapur administration has to be investigated by a competent authority and expose it for public consumption. Should there be any abuse of power by any officer, he or she should be booked as per law.
Knowing that Talukdar did not entitle to possess such certificate, why the Technical Education Department failed to act timely? The name of the candidate, Talukdar, is never Naga name. To this nodal authority, are the indigenous Nagas today named as Talukdar, Ali, Khan, Majundar, Chakravarty? If this Department of Technical, if genuinely working technical enough for the Nagas of Nagaland, Talukdar‘s antecedent should have been cross checked before allowing him to sit for this quota seat. Is the Minister in-charge of this Department serious about the case?
One blunder upon another blunder, it is reportedly known that in High Court, Kohima the Govt. of Nagaland advocate or advocates miserably failed to perform. The affidavit prepared and submitted for this case had deficiencies as it was found self contradictory. The advocate/s in question were without legal weapons as he/they failed to point out the protective provision of 1995. Hello! Have the Minister in-charge of Law and Minister in-charge of the nodal Departments are aware that an outsider non-Naga was defeating the Nagas of Nagaland in the High Court Kohima Bench? Are you serious about your Departments or are you
only thinking and talking about %? I hope you are also not purchased by Talukdar. How efficient have you prepared your highly qualified and honest advocates to defend the rights of the Nagas for whom they are being paid for every appearance? Has it become the fashion of modern Govt. lawyers to remain mute in court hearings? Is there any such business today for sell and purchase of inefficiency or silence?
If so, how much is the rate for silence or non-performance per hearing in the court these days?
It is reportedly known that the Chief Minister, Nagaland has written to concerned ministry to allot one additional medical seat against Nagaland for accommodation of Talukdar. I wish the request is rejected. How come the Chief minister is ready to create precedence?
Additional seat when allotted against Nagaland and allowed Talukdar to have it, then precedence is created. The flood gate is opened henceforth. Creation of bad precedence should never be allowed.
Perhaps people are happy that the CM has wisely handled the case by means of not taxing on the normal allotted seats.
Then comes my beloved NSF friends. What right do you have to summon Talukdar to your office? For what? I indeed hate to read your ‘kindly understand’ request to Talukdar. This is the sign of your second class citizenship mentality in your own land. Forgetting your priorities all these years and while pursuing your sovereignty, whatever little sovereignty you have at home is being seized by Talukdar. What crime have you committed against Talukdar for which you had to stoop so low begging him to ‘understand’ you? Yes, we have collectively shaped our world in which the indigenous people have to beg from the intruders.
Why should Talukdar understand you when he possesses the Indigenous documents, allowed to appear JEE and certified as qualified by Technical Department to avail one medical seat out of Nagaland quota?
Instead, you go to your political leaders who may be defending Talukdar and go to nodal Departments who have been supporting Talukdar from head to toe. Ask the Naga politicians and the Naga officers as to how Talukdar is given this opportunity. Instead of summoning Talukdar to your congested office, organise an open court and invite the conscientious citizens, the responsible politicians, and the Naga officers to explain as to how they have enabled Talukdar to seize a medical seat from Nagaland quota. Oh! NSF! Where is your sting? What to do, your canines have fallen.
Well, Hello! Sri. Talukdar. I know you are clever and you have buying capacity. You know how fragile and gullible the concerned authorities are in Nagaland today. I know the custodians of law are so selfish and greedy today that one may not hesitate to mortgage Nagaland if there is chance for personal benefit. Knowing fully you have bullied Nagaland for the sake of similar category of thousands in queue.
Nonetheless, you have gone too far in undermining the rule of law. You have manipulated at every stage to get Indigenous certificate. Legal conclusion is awaited, and yet your claims to be the legal descendant from 1963 electoral roll may be found erroneous. Let me remind you that Lt. Sayed Saris Khan had to pay his life for an alleged rape of a Naga girl. Lt. Sayed’s crime was against a single Naga girl. Whereas, you are ruining the chances of many Naga boys and girls. Not only during this academic season, but once you created an instance, the whole reservation system will collapse. The Honourable Governor and the Chief Minister of Nagaland may be behind you, but the truth is against you.
