RPP accused Nagaland govt of disregarding meritocracy in public service

Dimapur, Oct. 5 -- The Rising Peoples Party (RPP) slammed the Nagaland government for allegedly disregarding the foundational principles of meritocracy and fair play in public service.

Accusing the NDPP-BJP coalition state government of persistent and brazen disregard to meritocracy and fair play, the RPP, in a release, said the recent deeply controversial move to induct non-cadre officers into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is not merely an administrative misstep but a calculated and treacherous subversion of 'our governance architecture'.

It said time and again, the government service associations such as CANSSEA, FONSESA, NSSA, NIDA, and NF&ASA have voiced their resentment, only to be met with an arrogant and dismissive "damn ...