SHILLONG: The Movement for Indigenous People’s Rights and Livelihood (MIPRL) on Friday sought the intervention of Meghalaya Governor, V. Shanmuganathan on the NGT ban on rat hole mining.
The MIPRL delegation submitted a memorandum to the Governor highlighting the need to exempt Meghalaya from the purview of the NGT ban. Another request was to give nod to the pending Village Administration Bill.
According to MIPRL, NGT ban has affected the livelihood of the people besides loss of revenue of over Rs 600 crore. MIPRL claimed that para 12 A (b) provides that no law of Parliament will be applied to Meghalaya except with such modifications or exemptions as may be deemed necessary to protect and preserve our unique tribal systems, customs and traditions.
The MIPRL, while urging the Governor to direct the state government to make public the magisterial inquiry into Mookhep firing probe, also wanted the Government to pay more compensation to the victims.
