India, Oct. 5 -- The Rising People's Party (RPP) strongly criticized the Nagaland government, accusing it of undermining the principles of meritocracy and fairness in public service.

In an official statement, the RPP condemned the NDPP-BJP coalition for what it described as a deliberate and consistent betrayal of merit-based governance.

The party referred to the controversial move to induct non-cadre officers into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) as more than an administrative lapse, calling it a "calculated and dangerous subversion of the state's governance framework."

The RPP noted that various government service associations, including CANSSEA, FONSESA, NSSA, NIDA, and NF&ASA, had repeatedly expressed their opposition to the ...