HC ruling on traditional heads
SHILLONG: The Congress-led Opposition alliance in the KHADC- People’s Democratic Front (PDF)-has accused the alliance partners of ARPA-HSPDP and KHNAM– of trying to take political mileage out of the High Court ruling on Rangbah Shnong.
“It is surprising to see the HSPDP and KHNAM deciding to raise the issue separately despite being under the umbrella of ARPA. It seems the two parties are trying to outscore each other by raising the issue individually. Both parties want to take credit if the issue gets resolved finally,” PDF chairman, Pynshngain N Syiem said here on Tuesday.
Syiem further said that while the HSPDP was demanding the formulation of a State law to empower the traditional heads, the KHNAM on the other hand has warned the Government not to intrude into the jurisdiction of the district councils by coming up with such a law.
“It is really funny to see the two parties of the ruling coalition taking different stands on the same issue. This clearly reflects the lack of understanding between the coalition partners,” Syiem said. The PDF chairman also said that while the HSPDP is convening a public meeting on Wednesday to deliberate on the issue the ARPA is holding a separate public meeting on May 12 to discuss the same matter. “This will definitely give a wrong impression to the general public,” he added.
