Pen-down strike continues, JCC gives State 3 days on IAS induction issue

• Reaffirms non-negotiable core demands.

• Said DoPT and UPSC have left the matter to the State Government.

• 3-day window till Nov 3 offered for dialogue

The Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) on IAS Induction—comprising CANSSEA, FONSESA, NIDA, NSSA, and NF&ASA—has decided to continue its ongoing pen-down strike while offering the Nagaland Government a three-day window for dialogue to address its core demands.

In a circular issued on Thursday, the JCC stated that a meeting was held earlier in the day with the Chief Secretary, Administrative Heads of Departments, and representatives of various service associations following an invitation from the Office of the Chief Secretary. The meeting, it said, was convened on the advice of the State Cabinet to find a “workable dialogue” t