FEDCUTA condemns the Show-cause Notices to Teachers of the Nagaland University
It has been brought to our notice that some teachers of the Nagaland University have been served with show-cause notices by the Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer of Kohima, Nagaland threatening disciplinary action on account of being found "absent" from election duties. The FEDCUTA condemns this issuing of show-cause notices and demands immediate unconditional withdrawal of these notices.
It is a well-known practice that teachers of Central Universities are exempted from election duties. This is done to protect the political rights of Central University teachers as they enjoy the privilege to be active members of political parties during service as seen in cases of several Central Ministers, Ministers of State and Chief Ministers in the past. Teachers are allowed to take five years leave, stand for election and then rejoin service. The Nagaland University Teachers' Association (NUTA) had already submitted written representations to the Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer to this effect.
It is thus grossly unjust to have subjected the teachers of the Nagaland University to such harassment. It is beyond the purview of the Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer to issue such show-cause notices to the teachers of Central Universities. The FEDCUTA demands that the Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer immediately withdraw the show-cause notices and stop harassing the teachers. The FEDCUTA has written to the Visitor, the Hon'ble President of India, the Vice-Chancellor of Nagaland University, the Chief Minister of Nagaland, and the Chief Election Commissioner on the matter seeking their intervention.
(President FEDCUTA) (Secretary FEDCUTA)
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