Shillong, Sept 19: The Niksamso Garo Community Organisation (NGCO), a civil society group, has raised concerns over the North-Eastern Hill University Teachers’ Association (NEHUTA), obstructing the progress and development of the Tura campus of NEHU.
In a media statement, the group said recently, NEHUTA issued a press release alleging a so-called “₹94 crore scam” in Tura campus “without presenting even an iota of evidence”.
“These allegations were strongly refuted by the then Director of Tura Campus, Prof. S. Gurudev. After his clarification, NEHUTA fell silent, giving no explanation or substantiation of its earlier claims.
“It has now come to our attention that NEHUTA is adopting a subtle but deliberate strategy to create obstacles in convening the Executive Council (EC) meetings of NEHU. These meetings are vital for the approval and implementation of infrastructure development projects at the Tura campus,” it added.
NGCO pointed out that the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has already released Rs 45 crore in the first phase for these projects, and a delay in holding the EC meetings will “jeopardise these much-needed initiatives”.
“We further take strong exception to NEHUTA’s recent declaration that the Vice-Chancellor of NEHU, Prof. P. S. Shukla, has been made “persona non grata.” NEHUTA is not the custodian of the entire State of Meghalaya, nor does it represent the collective will of all stakeholders of NEHU,” it said.
