Itanagar: The development process in Arunachal Pradesh is in for a new thrust with Opposition BJP seeking help from the Centre and ruling Congress government in the state reflecting its commitment to speed up the process.
Opposition Leader Tamiyo Taga, who is camping in New Delhi and is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon, on Saturday informed that he would seek numerous projects for the state, including an AIIMS and an IIT in places like Pasighat and Namsai which offer academic atmosphere besides suitable land for setting up of such institutes.
Locations with proper communication facilities, particularly in the foothill areas, should be identified as there would be an all India quota for students while faculty from outside would be joining too, he said.
Asked about the inordinate delay in setting up of a medical college in Pachin village, he said many important projects, like medical college and Greenfield Airport have been delayed in the state capital because of unavailability of land, legal litigation, and craze for availing compensation.
Central institutes should be located in different parts of the state while protecting the interests of the locals, he said, adding, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has already hinted at setting up of an AIIMS in the state.
PPA demands all-party meeting for evolving consensus
The Peoples’ Party of Arunachal (PPA) has asked for an all-party meeting with an open debate involving all stake holders to evolve a consensus on the urgent necessity of bringing Arunachal under Article 371 (A) and not under Article 371 (H).
Party President Nikh Kamin said in a statement on Saturday, “Unlike Nagaland and Mizoram which has control over their natural and cultural resources under article 371 (A) and 371 (G), the Arunachalees and their legislators do not own anything and have to act as puppets in the hands of their masters.”
Kamin said the demand for autonomy for Mon or Patkai region and in recent times the demand for protection of indigenous culture, tradition and faith have their genesis in the fact that the state leaders have not fought for a very strong and effective Statehood Act.
“Although the Congress regime was in power for most of the years after the Statehood Act of 1987, the BJP too cannot wash of its hands as the party was in power for more than a tenure,” he added. (PTI)