Thousands of students from south and north of the city today marched towards Higher and Technical Education Dept, Technical Wing office in Chaltlang. A latge number of police personnel blocked the students from south at Chaltlang Dawrkawn. Another thousands of students from north were also blocked near Technical Wing Office in Chaltlang.
The government sensing trouble immeditale deputed Home Minister Lalzirliana to meet the student leaders during which the demand ofMZP were accepted. The students gradually dispersed later.
According to the agreement, the arrested MZP leaders were freed. Rules on the preparation of of Technical Entrance Exam was also amended.
Some points which were agreed upon:-
1. The word ‘Mizo’ will be added in the Category I
2. The word ‘non-Mizo’ will be added in Category II.
3. The selected 38 Chakma students will be discussed later with the officials of Higher and Technical Education Dept. when MZP President Lalhmachhuana and other leaders are freed from jail.
It may be noted that as many as 38 Chakma students and 3 non-Mizo students were put in the Category-I in Technical Entrance Examination 2014. As many as 28 non-Mizo students were selected in Medical group, 13 Chakma students were also selected in Engineering Group in state quota MZP said.
The students body had earlier said, “The Mizoram (Selection of Candidates for Higher Technical Courses) Rules, 1999” was made on 7th June 1999 as per the MZP proposed for better selection of state quota to study various Technical Courses in Medical and Engineering course. The Mizoram (Selection of Candidates for Higher Technical Courses) Rules, 1999” aimed at to give priority to a Mizo students (son of the soil) in selecting a state quota.”
According to the rules, a students attempting Technical Entrance Examination are divided into three categories- (a) Children of local permanents residents of the State of Mizoram as Category-I; (b) Children of non-local permanents residents of the State of Mizoram as Category-II and (c) Children of Central/Other State Govt. employees not permanently serving in Mizoram as Category-II. For the purpose of this sub-rule, the term “Local permanent Residents” means those who are indigenous people of the State of Mizoram and have been residing permanently in the State, and the term “Non-local Permanent Residents” means those who are non-indigenous people of the State of Mizoram but serving under the Government of Mizoram or Government Corporation or Autonomous Bodies under the State Government, or other recognize organizations under the State Government who re regularemployees of such organization and in whose case, it can safely be inferred that they would reside permanently in Mizoram. To be eligible to be considered under the Category – II and the Category-II, a Government servant should have competed at least two years of service in Mizoram and posted in the Offices of the State Government whether located within the State or not. On the basis of marks obtained in the Selection Examination, Selection shall be made in order of merit from amongst eligible candidates from Category-I first. In case sufficient number of eligible candidates are not available from Category-I, the remaining seats shall be filled in, in order of merit by the eligible candidates from Category-II and Category-II likewise.
The MZP earlier said that there was a violation of “The Mizoram (Selection of Candidates for Higher Technical Courses) Rules, 1999” among the staff of Higher & Technical Education Department. In this connection, MZP demand to investigate the matter and to withdraw the Category I seats given to Chakma students.
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