Port Blair, Dec 23: In a significant move, the Islands Rights Forum (IRF), in a communication to the Chief Secretary has demanded to keep in abeyance the process of teachers’ recruitment till a viable solution protecting the interests of the Islanders is reached.
Island Rights Forum is a federation of all major Associations, encompassing the majority of the population of the Islands belonging to all communities irrespective of caste, creed and religion. The Forum is supported by Andaman Mopla Service Organisation, Andaman Tamizhar Sangham, Andhra Association, Bengali Association of A & N Islands, Human Rights Organisation, Humane Touch, Island Born Association, Island Development Forum, Kerala Samajam, Local Born Association and Ranchi Association.
There have been objections from the part of the Islanders on allowing candidates from the mainland to appear for the posts based in the Islands and various representations have been made to the Administration, and the Lieutenant Governor had assured that the interests of the Islanders will be protected by ensuring a regulation within the legal and administrative framework.
It is learnt that the Administration is planning to finalize and release the merit list of candidates for the post of teachers very soon.
Hence, the Islands Rights Forum has requested that the process of recruitment may be kept in abeyance till a viable solution to the above issue is taken in favour of local applicants. It has also been brought to the notice of the Chief Secretary that if the list is released without a solution, it might create a vast resentment among the Islanders, which needs to be given due consideration.
Leave a Reply