The Rising People’s Party (RPP) has strongly condemned the NDPP-BJP coalition government for what it described as a “persistent and brazen disregard” for meritocracy and fair play in public service.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the party criticized the government’s “deeply controversial” move to induct non-cadre officers into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), calling it “a calculated and treacherous subversion of our governance architecture.”
The party accused the government of ignoring repeated objections raised by several government service associations, including the Confederation of All Nagaland State Services Employees’ Association (CANSSEA), the Federation of Nagaland Senior Employees Association (FONSESA), the Nagaland Secretariat Service Association (NSSA), the Nagaland In-service Doctors’ Association (NIDA), and the Nagaland Finance & Accounts Service Association (NF&ASA).
According to the RPP, these associations have voiced their resentment multiple times, only to be met with what it described as an “arrogant and dismissive ‘damn care’ attitude” from the ruling People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA) government. The party alleged that the “opposition-less government is now operating with an alarming sense of impunity,” replacing the rule book “with a culture of manipulation and favoritism that rewards political patronage over proven competence.”
The RPP recalled that it had earlier appealed to the coalition government to protect the IAS from “backdoor entries,” but said that its appeals, like those of the service associations, were ignored. It warned that the decision could lead to the demoralization of civil servants and the devaluation of the state’s administrative fabric.
Demanding transparency, the party urged the government to make public the name of the non-Nagaland Civil Service (NCS) officer shortlisted for induction, the process of their original entry into government service “circumventing the NPSC,” and the identity of their “political patrons.”
“The people of Nagaland have a right to know the architects of this decay,” the party stated.
Expressing solidarity with the service associations, the RPP called on citizens “who believe in justice and good governance” to reject what it described as a “manipulative regime.”
“We shall restore a merit-based system, free from corrupt practices, and return power to the people, where it rightfully belongs,” it asserted.
