•6-day Assembly session from Nov 21
•State Govt can not be selective in dispensing justice: Donkupar
SHILLONG: The six-day winter session of the State Assembly starting from November 21 promises to kick up a lot of heat and dust as the opposition alliance Meghalaya People’s Front (MPF) is planning to raise issues like criminalization of politics, Deborah episode and lack of equitable development across the State.
Seeking to corner the Congress-led government, the MPF has announced plans to raise on the very first day the issue of politician-militant nexus.
Expressing concern over criminalization of politics by the present Government, the leader of Opposition and UDP president Donkupar Roy said, “We will not allow the Government to carry on with this kind of behaviour.”
The UDP chief was speaking to reporters after a meeting of MPF here on Monday.
The recent charge-sheet against Cabinet Minister Deborah Marak has raised questions about the selective activism in dispensing justice.
The former Chief Minister alleged that the Government had been selective as far as initiating action against politicians having nexus with militant outfits is concerned.
“We want all the cases of politicians, who are allegedly having links with insurgent groups, should be properly investigated. If they are found guilty they should be booked as per law. We will not allow the Government to act partially,” Roy said.
Roy said that the Opposition would demand resignation of Social Welfare Minister Deborah Marak, who has been chargsheeted for alleged links with Garo rebel outfit GNLA, from the ministry.
Other important issues on the Opposition agenda are lack of equitable development across the State and the notification of MBoSE making MIL or Khasi language an elective subject.
The winter session will be of only six working days.
The Assembly’s Business Advisory Committee (BAC) met on Monday to finalize the list of business to be taken up during the session.
Sources informed that the session, which will conclude on November 28, would have four days for government business and two days for private members business.