WWW.EASTERNMIRRORNAGALAND.COM EASTERN MIRROR Mugabe makes first public appearance Katy Perry ‘denied visa’ for Pujara wages lone battle as India after military takeover | P9 Victoria’s Secret show | P10 totters at 74/5 on Day 2 | P11 WORLD ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS VOL. XVI NO. 315 | PAGES 12 ` 4/- RNI NO. NAGENG/2002/07906 DIMAPUR, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2017 With elections nearing Lokayukta to become reality in the state IAS officers posted as DC Agitation in Kohima called off; select committee on Lokayukta invites Acaut for consultation Eastern Mirror Desk rate because it will allow the Dimapur, Nov. 17: Coming DEOs to concentrate more Kohima Bureau the PCC also cautioned that it as a major reorganisation on the management and le- Kohima, Nov. 17 (EMN): After will continue and further inten- of Nagaland’s bureaucracy, gal matters especially to help four years of demand and pres- sify its agitation and take recourse almost all the deputy com- in better conduct. It has been surising the government to intro- to more stringent measures. missioners in Nagaland have done rightly,” Sinha said. duce the Lokayukta in Nagaland, Representatives who spoke been changed—all the dis- Sinha however informed now it is likely that the said bill on behalf of the PCC include Tia tricts in the state except for that before the Acaut had would be introduced during the Longchar, Joel Naga, Kezhokho- Longleng and Tuensang will made the demand, the ECI last winter session of the 12th as- to Savi and Mar Longkumer. now be manned by an IAS of- had already mentioned that sembly scheduled in mid Decem- All the speakers pressed the ficer as administrative head. electoral posts should be ber, 2017. government to introduce the The state’s Chief Secre- manned by cadre officers. The Chief Minister TR Ze- Lokayukta bill during this winter tary Pankaj Kumar issued an Also, an NCS officer liang, during his meeting with season. order on Friday. The order referred to the context that members of the Public Coordina- “If we dream of doing away comes into effect in the face most of the IAS-deputy com- tion Committee, today at his of- with corruption, Lokayukta is the of the assembly elections im- missioners have a mere expe- ficial residence, has assured every answer,” Kezhokhoto Savi said pending early 2018. rience of 5-6 years compared possibility of passing the bill dur- adding that “the introduction of The change came to light to Nagaland Civil Service of- ing the winter session after the Lokayukta will provide a trans- after the anti-graft organisa- ficers who have at least 20-25 standing committee led by Parlia- parent and accountable govern- tion Acaut wrote a letter to years of experience in the ad- mentary Secretary Levi Rengma, ment.” the Election Commission at ministration: the officer said submits the report of the bill to The meeting was also attend- New Delhi on Sep. 13, 2017 that over the years directly the assembly. ed by Minister for National High- requesting implementation appointed IAS officers who EM Images of direct-recruit IAS officers ‘come and go’ especially dur- The members of Acaut, Pub- The protestors seen during the meeting with the Chief Minister TR Zeliang at the latter’s official residence on November 17. ways and Political Affairs, Kaito lic Service Aspirants of Nagaland, Aye and Principal Secretary to only as deputy commission- ing deputation was a problem Nagaland Voluntary Consum- “We have never said that the Acaut, while they also reiterated the exams conducted by NPSC the CM ers (DC). The Acaut had when law and order was ‘not ers Organisation, who are spear- Lokayukta bill will not be passed the demand to let the govt. revert on the day of result declaration. Earlier, before the meeting likewise stipulated that all the under control.’ heading the current agitation in in Nagaland. It is our desire to back Class III posts to NPSC and While asking the govt. to revoke with CM, protestors adorned in police superintendents be IPS “NCS officers slog so the capital, met the chief minister make Nagaland a corruption free further terminate all backdoor ap- the P&AR OM No. AR/3/GEN- black ribbons, turned up at Sec- cadre officers only. much but in the end are not today and submitted a 10-point state, and therefore, we will try pointments made after 6th June, 174/2007 dated 26th Oct, 2017, retariat junction to agitate for the The letter demanded appreciated or given the op- charter of demands. our best to do what is good for 2016. it also demanded the govt. to third day. that no deputy commission- portunity,” the officer said. It At the meeting, the CM di- the people,” the CM said adding The charter, counter signed amend the P&AR OM No. AR- Meanwhile, the sit-in-protest ers or police superintendents was also said that since vital rected the standing committee to that “there should be a starting by the coordination convenor Tia 1/8/88 dated 3rd August 1995 has also been called off until fur- be posted to their home dis- development decisions have sit for a meeting with members point.” Longchar and co-convenor Mesh- (waiting list) so as to pave way for ther notice. tricts except for Dimapur on to be made for the betterment of the protestors before Nov. 20 The standing committee enlo Kath, Acaut chairman Joel the NPSC to declare waiting list, Lokayukta committee ‘tribal lines.’ These clauses of the state, the decision is (Monday) to discuss and further chairman also assured to call Naga, PSAN convenor Nitoka written and interview marks on calls for meeting the organisation sought were not given to NCS officers but see into the details/particulars of for a consultative meet before Swu, also demanded to immedi- the day of result declaration and The Chairman of the Select among measures envisaged given to ‘lesser experienced’ the said bill. The CM, in the pres- Nov.20 , while he also shared ately scrap the departmental re- further to declare the answer keys Committee on the Nagaland to bring about 'Cleaner Elec- officers. ence of Rengma, invited three about the progress made by the cruitment board and set up State of all examinations conducted by Lokayukta Bill, 2015 has on tions,' with particular refer- “This year’s elections will to four members for the meeting committee. Staff Selection Board to recruit all NPSC. Friday convened a consultative ence to the forthcoming elec- be a testing period for every- along with the standing commit- “Corruption is the root cause Class-III posts with grade pay of The ten-point charter also meeting on the direction of the tions in Nagaland. one because of this shift but tee of Lokayukta and legal ex- of so many evils, for which we less than Rs. 2800. went to the extent with the de- Chief Minister on Nov. 20. Today's order is a first-of- the state government bow- perts. all want to arrest it (corruption),” “Until such time, all these mand to reduce the interview "Er. Levi Rengma, Hon'ble its-kind for the state because ing down to the demands of Stating that many states have Rengma said adding that the posts should be requisitioned to marks from 75 to 50 in the State Parliamentary Secretary and no such orders are issued Acaut is not threading in the passed the Lokayukta bill, the committee had made the effort to NPSC for open recruitment and civil service exam interview. Chairman of the Select Com- before election dates are an- right direction,” the officer CM, however, added that the bill visit different states to study about the exam of which should be only “In line with the system prac- mittee on the Nagaland Lokay- nounced. The ECI's direc- said. cannot simply be passed without the Lokayukta bill. written and without interview in ticed by UPSC, the NPSC should ukta Bill, 2015 has convened a tive was followed by the state Another NCS officer who a careful study on it. “We are “This also comes under a le- line with the policy of the central also set maximum and minimum Consultative Meeting with the government. The model code commented on the issue also studying this very carefully,” Ze- gal system, and therefore, certain govt. to do away with interview benchmarks in the viva voce ex- Sub-Committee and ACAUT of conduct is yet to be prom- said that although the gov- liang stated. procedures have to be followed,” system in the junior grade,” the aminations,” the demand added on 20th November, 2017 at 1:00 ulgated. ernment of Nagaland relies “Streamlining the system is he said and informed that 24 Indi- demand said, a copy of which and further to recommend persons P.M. in the Committee Room of Another first-of-its-kind heavily on NCS officers, they very important, but it is also equal- an states have already introduced was also addressed to the chief who are well qualified, possessing Assembly Secretariat, " stated a for the state: the Election are still ‘not given the oppor- ly important on how to carry for- the Lokayukta bill. secretary, NPSC chairman and good track record and impeccable press release from the assembly Commission has restruc- tunity although they possess ward,” Zeliang said maintaining The first point of the char- personal secretaries to all cabinet integrity as NPSC members, ma- secretariat. tured the roles of the ad- more experience in adminis- that “we should see to it carefully ter demanded the government ministers. jority of which should be retired It requested all the members ministrations by appointing tration.’ see to it whether the Lokayukta to immediately set up Lokay- It also demanded that NPSC IAS/IPS/NCS/NPS officials.