Dimapur, July 19 (EMN): The Zeliang People’s Organisation Nagaland (ZPON) today extended absolute solidarity and support to the efforts of the ‘concerned parents of aspirant candidates of NEET 2018’ and the the All Nagaland College Students’ Union for authentic verification with regard to undergoing the various under graduate courses in MBBS, DBS, Ayush & Homoeopathy during the session 2018-19.
A press release issued by the media cell ZPON stated that it is ‘once again’ constrained to intervene on the Notification of the Directorate of Technical Education NO. DTE/ESST-2/12/2017 Dated Kohima, the July 17 2018 ‘regarding the provisional selection of candidates on the basis of NEET 2018 Merit’.
It alleged that the selection “comprises factually known as well as doubtful cases of non indigenous Zeliang candidates”.
The organization stated that this was not the first instance that the respective district administration had been insincere to consider whatever the native people themselves know about authentic ethnicity.
The opinions of the tribe’s organization have not been considered either.
On the contrary, it has furnished ‘effortless simple verification report’ to the higher authorities ‘in an eyewash manner,’ the press release stated.
This is despite the establishment being sufficiently empowered to conduct verification to detect candidates’ indigenous origin, from where or how candidates obtain Scheduled Tribe, Indigenous Inhabitant, and Backward Tribe certificates, the press release stated.
“The ZPO Nagaland therefore, extends absolute solidarity and support to the efforts of the Concerned Parents of aspirant candidates of NEET 2018 and the concern expressed by the All Nagaland College Students’ Union for authentic verification of those dishonest cases,” the release stated.
“It is also reiterated that the children of such parents who are although in the service under the Government of Nagaland but fall short of the criteria in accordance with the Government’s notification of 28.4.1977 have no legitimate right to even endeavour to avail the privileges meant for the indigenous tribes of Nagaland,” the release further added.
