๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐.
Amid the Nagaland government’s continued silence on calls to review the state’s 48-year-old job reservation policy, five major tribal bodies have announced the launch of a phased agitation beginning May 29.
In a joint statement, apex tribal organizations of the Angami, Ao, Lotha, Rengma, and Sumi communities, along with their youth and student wings, declared that peaceful protest marches will be held in all district headquarters inhabited by the five tribes. Protesters will march to the respective Deputy Commissioners’ offices to submit a reminder of the ultimatum issued on April 26, which expired on May 26.
The groups allege that despite submitting a memorandum on September 20, 2024, and issuing a 30-day ultimatum in April this year, the state government has not responded to their demand for a review of the reservation policy, which they say has failed to address the concerns of non-backward tribes.
Calling the current system “indefinite and imbalanced,” the committee urged all public members, especially youth and students, to join the movement. The agitation marks the first phase of protests resolved in a joint meeting held at CPO Hall, Chรผmoukedima on May 24.
Meanwhile, student groups representing Backward Tribes have voiced strong opposition to the protest, warning that any dilution of the policy would adversely affect marginalised communities.
