Days after the Mon Area Students’ Union (MASU) issued a ‘Summon Letter’ to the Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer, Mon to explain her absence from her station without acquiring proper leave and also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000, the Konyak Gazetted Officers Union (KGOU) has asked the MASU to stay within its limits.

In its letter to MASU dated 12th June 2024, KGOU also reminded the student body that civil society organisations do not have the authority to question and penalize erring government employees and that only the higher authority of the Department has the power to initiate such action.

“… it is neither within your purview nor permitted under any established law to arbitrarily take action against any government employee according to your own terms, without knowing the activities and programmes of the Department,” KGOU stated while urging MASU “to rectify the unwarranted steps”

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On 8th June 2024, the Mon Area Students’ Union summoned the Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer, Chief Veterinary Office, Mon to its Office on 12th June 2024 at 1:00 am to give explanation and also bring along with the hefty fine.

The Union mentioned that it had conducted a “surprise checking” on 7th June 2024 but you were found absent/ out of station without proper leave.”