All Nagaland School Teachers Association (ANSTA) has directed to all its members to refrain from paying tax being collected by different group of national workers during its general meeting held on April 16 under association resolution no. 3.
In a press release jointly issued by ANSTA president Ponchulo Wanth, vice president Zubenthung Humtsoe, Visato Koso jt. secretary and Temjenyapang treasurer, said the directive has been intimated to all the teaching community for strict compliance because the issue on exemption of educational institutions from taxation is under negotiation being spearheaded by NSF, ENSF & ANSTA collectively along with the various factions.
ANSTA said till the issue is resolved, the question of paying tax does not arise. Meanwhile, ANSTA Bhandari unit has extended strong support to the April 16 unanimous resolution of the Central ANSTA.
ANSTA Bhandari unit, president Rhonthungo Ezung and general secretary Renthungo Kikon in this regard directed “all member teachers of ANSTA Bhandari unit to abstain from performing duties on April 24, as a mark of condemnation and resentment against the abduction of two teacher under Wokha district by NSCN (I-M) on 12 April 18, 2013.”
NSCN (K) clarifies
Stating that the NSCN (K) as “a people’s revolutionary government levied only nominal and negligible amount/taxes from all government related works”, MIP stated that “this trend shall continue till Nagas achieve sovereignty from the occupational forces”.
“NSCN (K) shall continue this negligible/small amount of nominal taxes from all the corners of the Naga country”, MIP added.
While respecting the apex student bodies (i.e NSF & ENSF) concern for the people in general and the students’ in particular, NSCN (K) also appealed to them that it “cannot exempt any particular departments (particularly Education & Medical) but requests them to understand the NSCN’s problem as a people’s revolutionary government, so as to avoid any misunderstandings, misgivings and complications in the near future”.
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