PPA amends party constitution to prevent defection
Itanagar: The People’s Party of Arunachal (PPA) would amend its party constitution to prevent defection.
PPA president Nikh Kamin said here on Sunday the party has decided to amend its constitution to make it “fully defection proof.”
Anybody contesting elections on a PPA ticket would have to file an affidavit in the court of law as well as sign a declaration with the party office stating after victory, the legislator would not defect under any circumstances before completing a five-year term, Kamin said.
The merger provision of PPA into another party has been made almost impossible by incorporating a clause which makes the party president and the state executive body to compulsorily obtain the approval of not only the different frontal wings, but also the district, block level and village level executive body members, he further said.
“With such provisions, the party will function without the fear of intervention from bigger national parties and also gain the confidence and trust of the people, who have voted their representatives to fulfill their genuine aspirations,” Kamin added. (PTI)
New DGP in Manipur
Imphal: Shahid Ahmed, a 1979 badge IPS officer, has been appointed and assumed office as the new Director General of Police on Sunday, official sources said. Ahmed replaced M K Das who retired yesterday. Das was the state police chief for about two months, the sources said. (PTI)
Amur Falcons have safe passage through Nagaland this year
New Delhi: It was not a bloody transit for Amur Falcon, a migratory bird, through Nagaland this autumn, thanks to efforts by authorities and conservationists. Following reports about killing of thousands of birds in the northeastern state during their brief stopover in their migration from Siberia to Africa, Nagaland forest department, people of the state, the central government and BirdLife International joined hands to ensure that there was no such incident this year. “Last year, tens of thousands of migratory birds were illegally trapped and then taken to local markets alive, or killed and smoked, for sale as food… Not a single Amur Falcon was trapped during the 2013 autumn migration,” says conservationist Jim Lawrence in an article on the webpage of Birdlife International–a global partnership of organisations that aims to conserve birds, their habitats. According to Birdlife International, there was complete peace for the birds at a reservoir at Doyang from where they were trapped or hunted down last year. “They have now passed safely through northern India and continued their migration on to southern Africa,” it said. Assad Rahmani of Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) said an estimated 100,000 falcons were killed last year. Lawrence said preparation for the return of Amur Falcons to Nagaland this autumn has been comprehensive. BNHS coordinated a widespread campaign of action that was implemented locally by Nagaland Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation Trust. (PTI)
Deport Chakma-Hajong refugees from Arunachal, Prez told
Itanagar: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’Union (AAPSU) has urged President Pranab Mukherjee to arrange for deporting Chakma-Hajong refugees and all foreign nationals from Arunachal Pradesh to protect the indigenous culture of the state. ‘Illegal’ settlement of Chakma and Hajong refugees has resulted in marginalisation of indigenous tribes like Noctes, Wangchow, Khamtis, Singphos and Tsanga in the eastern part of the state, the AAPSU said in a memorandum submitted to Mukherjee here yesterday. “In the western part of the state, the Tibetans, Bhutanese and Nepalese have dominated over the indigenous Monpas, Sherdukpens, Akas and Mijis,” it said. In central Arunachal Pradesh, a “floating population of Bangladeshis” was creating tension among tribes of Nyishis, Adis, Galo, Apatani and Tagins, AAPSU said. The apex students body of the state urged Mukherjee to expedite the dialogue process to find a permanent solution to the Chakma-Hajong refugees problem to protect the state’s indigenous culture and its people. AAPSU also requested the President to solve the boundary dispute between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and take up with the authorities the matter of China issuing stapled visas to people of the state. Sportspersons from the state failed to take part in events in China because of the stapled visa, the memorandum said. (PTI)