The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) on Thursday launched an indefinite sit-in outside the administrative block of NEIGRIHMS, expressing dissatisfaction with the institute’s inaction on a list of thier own demands, that does not come under the purview of state of any student body. The protest began at 2 pm, with KSU members displaying banners and taking law in thier iwn hands”.
The Union had submitted thier own 10-point charter of demands to the institute, urging immediate action, forgetting that NEIGRIHMS is central institute. The KSU raised the alleged gender disparity in the 2023 recruitment of nursing officers through NORCET.
The KSU condemned this as a “serious oversight” and claimed that most of the male candidates were “leftovers” from other institutions, absorbed due to NEIGRIHMS’ failure to maintain a balanced recruitment ratio of 20:80 (male to female). KSU president Lambokstarwell Marngar said the protest would continue until the institute gives a firm commitment to address their demands.