Staff Reporter

Shillong, Nov 9: Under the banner of the Joint Action Committee (JAC), the NEHUTA, NEHUNSA and NEHUSU today decided to intensify their ongoing agitation by calling for an indefinite strike from November 13, as a mark of protest against the NEHU VC’s adamant and non-responsive attitude towards their 9 charter of demands.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the JAC held today.

The nine points of demands related to immediate removal of illegally appointed technical officer or senior consultant, immediate appointment of Statutory Officers and University Engineer, deteriorating condition of the University Health Centre, relieving of teaching and technical staffs from ministerial duties, re-upload of NEHU Act, Statutes and Ordinance in the NEHU official website, holding of regular convocation, marking system, inclusion of elected members of NEHUSU as representative in the Academic Council and review of Educationally Backward Area Quota from Block Level to Village Level.

The JAC said essential services (i.e., bus services, water, electricity, health centre, sections involved in the recruitment process and pension cell for receiving Life Certificate of Pensioners only) are exempted from the strike.