The All Nagaland Ad-hoc Teachers Group (ANATG) 2015 batch has decided to keep its ongoing agitation in abeyance till June 30 after staging 13 days of protest, including an indefinite hunger strike. The decision was taken at a general body meeting held on Saturday at the premises of the Department of School Education.

Members deliberated at length on the offers reportedly made by the government and unanimously resolved to put the protest on hold for the time being.

Clarifying reports that appeared in certain local dailies stating that the protest had been suspended, a core committee member stated that those reports were based only on the minutes of a core committee meeting. He explained that the core committee had merely decided to place the matter before the general membership for a collective decision during Saturday’s meeting.

The member reiterated that the agitation had not been called off but kept in abeyance until June 30.

The member informed that the group would shortly submit a letter to the government conveying its stand and the outcome of the meeting. Referring to the background of the issue, it stated that the group had signed an agreement with the High Powered Committee (HPC) under the Government of Nagaland in October 2022, wherein it was assured that the matter would be resolved by December 2023.

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However, he said the assurance had not been fulfilled, and the teachers had been waiting for the government to honour its commitment. Furthermore the member pointed out that June 30 would mark two and a half years since the HPC made its commitment, which influenced the group’s decision to keep the protest in abeyance till that date.

Earlier, the ANATG 2015 batch had issued an ultimatum to the government to implement the agreement before January 30, 2026. Following the expiry of the deadline without any resolution, the group launched its protest on February 4.

The core committee member expressed hope that the government would not renege on its assurance and would take appropriate steps to fulfill the commitment made to the ad-hoc teachers.