KNSK supports 33% reservation bill

Konyak Nyupuh Sheko Khong (KNSK) on January 29 attended a meeting organized by All Political Party Consultative Committee (APPCC) for NGOs of the state at conference hall, assembly secretariat, NLA, where it presented various views.
According to a press release issued by KNSK president, Yomah K, the views presented during the meet deliberated on the status of Naga women, competent enough of competing with men in all fields keeping in mind the many Naga women IAS and NCS officers, doctors, engineers, lecturers and lawyers. However, it lamented that in the forums including village councils, town councils, state legislative assembly and the parliament, Naga women have not been accommodative till date except one.
“Are women not interested to serve the public or are they not capable or fit to serve the public? The answer is definitely No!” added the press release terming social barriers responsible behind the reasons.
KNSK also said the Women Reservation Bill-108 Constitution Amendment Bill should be taken as mechanism or tool to break the ‘Shell’ of social barriers that have been prevailing in Naga society for the last many centuries which would likely to be continued if appropriate measures were not taken up timely at the same time felt the reservation bill to be applied to the state of Nagaland for certain period of time and further appealed all civil societies and political parties to take the reservation police as accommodative and guiding approach for half of the Naga population.
Meanwhile, in a separate release, KNSK said the decision of APPCC was ‘partial’ and should not be considered as consensus decision of the state due to various factors.
Konyak Nyupuh Sheko Khong (KNSK) said reasons being that the committee consisted of only male members as it felt the bill was concerning women, the Nagaland State Women Commission should have been consulted at the same time added that prior to the meeting, the cabinet memo on salient features of the bill were not serve to the NGOs thereby opportunities were also not created to study and discuss the proposed bill at the respective organization level.
It also felt that views and presentation of some of the NGOs were not taken into account rather directly jumped into the numbers of ‘positive and negative’ as a point of decision while the bill would have been passed in the parliament earlier if it was to go as per the numbers but it sought consensus opinions thereby the feelings and reactions of every section of the people could have been taken into consideration for accommodative and guiding approach.
KNSK further appealed the authority concerned to sincerely study with a spirit of accommodative attitude before recommendation was made as opinion of the state.