Itanagar: In a decisive move, the Joint Action Committee for Postal Department Fiasco (JACPDF) on Saturday locked the doors of the post office here.
According to the JACPDF, a coalition consisting of approximately 12 “civil society organizations”, the action was taken in a bid to halt the online selection procedure for 2596 vacant positions within the postal department.
The organisations have been claiming that the 2,596 GDS posts sanctioned against 866 branch post offices, especially meant for the locals of the state are being occupied by the non-APSTs although all the posts are for the state quota.
JACPDF chairman, Kipa Kanam, said that the committee had persistently urged the government and the postal department to address the procedural lapses. Despite submitting several representations, their pleas had largely gone unanswered.
“The JACPDF had notified the government of the shortcomings in the selection procedure and had issued a 15-day ultimatum, urging authorities to take corrective measures. Regrettably, the government remained unresponsive to our demands. Consequently, following the lapse of the stipulated 15-day period, the committee initiated a non-cooperation movement,” he said.
Kanam emphasized that this move signifies merely the initial phase of their campaign.
“The civil disobedience movement will be sustained until our demands are satisfactorily addressed,” he said, while calling upon the government and the postal department to heed their calls.
Kanam cautioned that additional democratic measures might be taken if their demands continue to be disregarded.
Additionally, the JACPDF has underscored its intention to conduct district-wise tours to propagate the movement at the grassroots level.
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